Trump Adds 5th Rose Garden Statue, Installing Thomas Jefferson for 250th Birthday
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 20
Trump Adds 5th Rose Garden Statue, Installing Thomas Jefferson for 250th Birthday
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 20
Summary
A life-size bronze of Thomas Jefferson was installed in the White House Rose Garden last week, becoming the fifth sculpture Trump has added there.
George Lundeen’s statue shows the third president seated with a quill and a draft of the Declaration of Independence; filmmaker Steven C. Barber paid to bring it to Washington.
The installation fits Trump’s broader push around America’s 250th birthday, which also includes plans for a National Garden of American Heroes and a 250-foot triumphal arch.
The Rose Garden display already includes George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and “Freedom’s Charge,” while a Christopher Columbus statue was placed near the West Wing in March.