Photos: Nominations for Trump's planned National Garden of American Heroes
Americans' suggestions of suitable statues for President Donald Trump's planned National Garden of American Heroes are in. Here's a look at some nominations so far.
Trump has visions of establishing by the final months of his second term—should he win one—a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the prominent figures in the nation’s history who he sees as the “greatest Americans to ever live.” The president unveiled his plan Friday, July 3, 2020, during his speech at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, S.D.
The gallery below shows the 31 Americans listed in Trump's executive order (from John Adams to the Wright brothers) followed by nominations by state and local officials across the country.
John Adams
An undated portrait of the second president of the United States, John Adams, who served from 1797 to 1807. (AP Photo)
Susan B. Anthony
This is an undated sketch drawing of suffragette Susan B. Anthony. Anthony, who was active in the anti-slavery movements, became a leader in women's rights in 1854 and co-founded the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. She was born in Adams, Ma., in 1820 and died in 1906. (AP Photo)
Clara Barton
Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, is seen in a portrait painted by Henry Inman in 1844. (AP Photo)
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Union general in Civil War and one-time governor of Maine
Daniel Boone
Engraving of Daniel Boone by James Longacre (1835), from 1820 painting by Chester Harding.
Henry Clay
The earliest known portrait of Henry Clay, photographed on on Monday, March 28, 2005, painted on ivory by noted miniaturist Benjamin Trott. (Photo By Brian Tietz)
Davy Crockett
In this undated file photo, Davy Crockett, American pioneer and member of the U.S. Congress, is shown in a portrait drawing.
Frederick Douglass
This is an undated photo shows abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The Monroe County, NY, Legislature Tuesday night, Aug. 11, 2020, approved the name "Frederick Douglass – Greater Rochester International Airport," (AP Photo/File)
Amelia Earhart
In this 1932 file photo is aviator Amelia Earhart. (AP Photo, File)
Benjamin Franklin
This is an undated picture of a sketch of inventor, scientist and a signer of the U.S. Constitution Benjamin Franklin. (AP Photo)
Billy Graham
The Rev. Billy Graham speaks during the Mission Metroplex at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, in a Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 file photo. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Alexander Hamilton
This June 11, 2018 file photo shows an Alexander Hamilton exhibit called "Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon," at Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Thomas Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen in this general view. Monday, March 11, 2019, in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)
Martin Luther King Jr.
In this Aug. 28, 1963, black-and-white file photo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Abraham Lincoln
In this Tuesday, May 7, 2019 photo, visitors stroll near a portrait of Abraham Lincoln by David Bowser that is displayed in the new exhibit "Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality," at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Aug. 4, 1945.
Dolley Madison
This is an undated file photo of a 1804 portrait of U.S. First Lady Dolley Madison by artist Gilbert Stuart.
James Madison
This is an undated photo of a portrait of U.S. President James Madison by artist Gilbert Stuart.
Christa McAuliffe
This Sept. 26, 1985 photo made available by NASA shows astronaut Christa McAuliffe. The high school teacher from Concord, N.H., never got to teach from space. She perished during the 1986 launch of shuttle Challenger, along with her six crewmates.
Audie Murphy
Lt. Audie Murphy, American's most-decorated soldier of World War II, salutes after receiving the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palms at a ceremony at the Invalides, Paris, on July 16, 1948. (AP Photo/Levy)
George S. Patton Jr.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Maj. General George S. Patton is pictured, circa 1940s.
Ronald Reagan
This April 4, 1984 black-and-white file photo shows President Ronald Reagan faces reporters at the beginning of a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson, infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, poses in May of 1952.
Betsy Ross
Jess Brownell portraying Betsy Ross, carries the United States flag during a flag raising ceremony Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Antonin Scalia
In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe is shown in this undated drawing. Her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has been one of the most popular stories of all time.
Harriet Tubman
This photograph released by the Library of Congress and provided by Abrams Books shows Harriet Tubman in a photograph dating from 1860-75. Tubman was born into slavery, but escaped to Philadelphia in 1849, and provided valuable intelligence to Union forces during the Civil War. The image is one of nearly 500 photographs, lithographs, paintings, drawings and cartoons from the library's collection published in a new volume, "The American Civil War - 365 Days". (AP Photo/Library of Congress)
Booker T. Washington
An 1894 photo of Booker T. Washington.
George Washington
A portrait of George Washington and media microphones are seen in the Oval Office in Washington, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright, left, and Orville Wright are shown in this undated file photo. The Wright brothers worked together to build and fly the first Wright Biplane, which made a successful flight on December 17, 1903 at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright brothers have long been credited as the first to achieve powered flight.
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash performs with his guitar at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Feb. 18, 1985. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
John Wooden
UCLA basketball coach John Wooden claps his hands and shouts encouragement to members of his Bruin team during a practice session in Los Angeles, Ca., March 7, 1967. (AP Photo)
John McCain
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017 file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is shown Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, before administering the oath of office to members of the Texas Supreme Court, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)
John Lewis
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves to the audience during swearing-in ceremony of Congressional Black Caucus members of the 116th Congress at The Warner Theatre in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Sacagawea
A statue of Sacagawea, an Indian guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition, is shown at the state Capitol in Bismark, N.D., March 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)
Thurgood Marshall
This Aug. 22, 1958 file photo shows Thurgood Marshall outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Maryland’s Black history is well-represented in Gov. Larry Hogan’s recommendations for President Donald Trump’s consideration in a planned National Garden of American Heroes. (AP Photo, File)
Rosa Parks
In a June 15, 1999 file photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. (AP Photo/Khue Bui, File)
Little Rock Nine
This combination of file photos shows the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and through the doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sept. 25, 1957. Top row from left are Minnie Brown, Elizabeth Eckford and Ernest Green; middle row, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo and Gloria Ray; bottom row, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls. (AP Photos/File)
George Floyd
In this June 9, 2020, file photo a man draws an image of George Floyd during the funeral service for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Americans' suggestions of suitable statues for President Donald Trump's planned National Garden of American Heroes are in, and they look considerably different from the predominantly white worthies that the administration has locked in for many of the pedestals. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Commissioner Amy Zanelli, suggested George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans whose killings by police sparked massive street protests. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)
Trayvon Martin
Jaylen Reese, 12, of Atlanta, marches to downtown during a protest of George Zimmerman's not guilty verdict in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, Monday, July 15, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Breonna Taylor
In this July 6, 2020, file photo a ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. Americans' suggestions of suitable statues for President Donald Trump's planned National Garden of American Heroes are in, and they look considerably different from the predominantly white worthies that the administration has locked in for many of the pedestals. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Commissioner Amy Zanelli, suggested George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans whose killings by police sparked massive street protests. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Gretchen Fraser
In this Feb. 4, 1948 file photo Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser, of Vancouver, Wa., smiles, after placing second in the Women's Alpine combined ski test in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Idaho Gov. Brad Little has responded to President Donald Trump's call for a "National Garden of American Heroes" by not only suggesting nearly two dozen people to put in it, but also offering Idaho as a potential monument site. Little's list of people to put in the garden includes Fraser, potato baron J.R. Simplot, Kootenai Tribe member Amy Trice, astronaut Barbara Morgan, women's rights advocate Sally Reed and naturalist Robert Limbert. (AP Photo, File)
Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Gloria Steinem makes remarks during Wilma Pearl Mankiller's memorial service at the Cherokee Nation Cultural Grounds near Tahlequah, Saturday, April 10, 2010.
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump talks to reporters aboard Air Force One after a campaign rally, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Rose Mofford and Raul Castro
Former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford, left, gets a hug from a supporter as she sits next to another former Arizona governor Raul Castro, prior to an inaugural ceremony for at the Arizona Capitol, in Phoenix, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has recommended a slew of Arizona luminaries including Mofford and Castro, for inclusion in the proposed National Garden of American Heroes. The list by the governor's office includes three senators, two governors, the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and military and civil rights heroes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes, one of the six Marines who raised the flag in Iwo Jima, as depicted in the famous Associated Press photograph by Joe Rosenthal is shown Friday, Feb. 21, 1947 . Hayes is among a slew of Arizona luminaries that Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has recommended for inclusion in the proposed National Garden of American Heroes. (AP Photo, File)