Before visiting the George Bush Gallery, take a moment to pause and reflect at the Plaza of Presidents, a striking outdoor tribute to the ten American presidents who served in the armed forces during WWII.

The stone monuments hold bronze plaques describing each president's WWII military service, from Franklin Roosevelt through George H.W. Bush.

 

JOHN F. KENNEDY MONUMENT PLAQUE, inscription John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy Reserve Service in the Pacific, 1943 "..the courage of a man that does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures, is the basis of all human morality." John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, 1961-1963

PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED DURING WWII

Frankin D. Roosevelt, Commander in Chief	Richard M. Nixon, U.S. Navy
Harry S. Truman, Commander in Chief	Gerald R. Ford, U.S. Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army	James Earle Carter, Jr., U.S. Navy
John F. Kennedy, U.S. Navy	Ronald Reagan, U.S. Army
Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Navy	George H. W. Bush, U.S. Navy