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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/liberty-memorial-bestowed-national-world-war-i-memorial-designation | Liberty Memorial bestowed national World War I memorial designation | 2014-12-21 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Liberty Memorial bestowed national World War I memorial designation Sunday, December 21, 2014 By: Chris Oberholtz KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - The Liberty Memorial in Kansas City has gained national status after President Barack Obama signed legislature Friday officially recognizing the landmark. This comes after the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would designate it as the nation's World War I Museum and Memorial. Other monuments with that status include the National World War II Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The legislation passed the House of Representatives in May and passed the Senate on Dec. 12 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation provides an additional designation for the museum, which was deemed as "America's National World War I Museum" by Congress after President George W. Bush signed the legislation in 2004. "Having two United States presidents sign legislation to recognize the National World War I Museum and Liberty Memorial is incredibly special," museum president Matthew Naylor said. "We not only view this as recognition of the museum, but also as a tribute to the 80,000-plus Kansas City area residents who established the museum and Liberty Memorial after World War I as well as those who have generously supported the museum throughout the years. Naylor said several members of Congress from the area supported the effort, including senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt and representatives Emanuel Cleaver, Sam Graves and Kevin Yoder. Both Blunt and McCaskill serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee and pushed for the provision in this year's annual defense bill. Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |