Remembrances
The Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University, the former Walter F. George High School (presently South Atlanta High School) in Atlanta, Georgia, and Walter F. George Lake in western Georgia are named for him. The Walter F. George Foundation, created at Mercer when the university's law school was named in honor of George in 1947, continues to award scholarships to Mercer law students who plan to pursue careers in public service. George's portrait hangs in the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta.
In 1960, the United States Postal Service issued a $0.04 stamp honoring George. The official place of issue was Vienna, Georgia, George's final home.
Jacqueline Kennedy recalled that her late husband, John F. Kennedy, considered George the finest senator that he had served with and that Kennedy would go out of his way to be in the Senate chamber when George was making an speech.
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