Two figures with shields and two eagles stand on a small plaza with a wall behind and three stairs in front. A relief of Harding's profile is in the centre of the wall. The piece commemorates Harding's 1923 visit to Vancouver, the first US president to visit Canada. He died on his return to the U.S.

A memorial commissioned by the Kiwanis Club to honour US President Harding who visited Vancouver in 1923 and died shortly after leaving here for California. The Club assessed 50 cents from each member across the continent and held an international competition which Marega won. (BC Historical News 8:22-26, June 1975)