Shaping how a nation remembers.

Susan Davis International (SDI) is nationally recognized for helping shape America’s most significant museums, memorials, and civic institutions through guiding how the nation remembers, honors, and educates across generations.

SDI has organized and publicized events and observances with 8 U.S. Presidents, 37 heads of state, 50 legislative bodies, and 15 foreign governments

SDI Historical Observance & National Celebration Experience

SDI brings a rare combination of capabilities required for legacy missions of national importance, including:

Deep historical and cultural fluency
Ensuring accuracy, integrity, and respect in the stewardship of national memory and shared history.

Alignment across complex stakeholder environments
Unifying government leaders, veterans, families, advocates, philanthropies, corporations, historians, and the public around a unique vision.

Government relations and public policy navigation
Securing support from Congress, federal agencies, state and local governments, and corporate and international partners.

Reputation-building, public trust, and national visibility
Managing media engagement, public perception, and long-term credibility for institutions that become part of the national conscience.

Institution-building strategy
Supporting governance, funding, public engagement, and long-term sustainability well beyond launch.

SDI’s experience reflects a core understanding: museums and memorials are not just projects, but enduring national commitments. Clients engage SDI when historical significance, public trust, and long-term impact must be honored and protected.

SDI has supported institutions including

  • Bicentennial of Library of Congress
  • Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
  • WWI Centennial Commemoration of America’s Entry into War (Kansas City)
  • WWI National Memorial “First Look” marking centennial of the Armistice
  • WWI National Memorial Dedication
  • WWII Memorial Dedication
  • American Battle Monuments Commission Centennial
  • Marine Corps 250th Anniversary
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps Dedication and 10th Anniversary
  • Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
  • 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
  • 50th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift
  • Dedication and 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Holocaust Museum
  • Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism Groundbreaking and Dedication
  • FDR Memorial Dedication
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication and 10th Anniversary
  • Gold Medal Awards Celebration for the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
  • Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Groundbreaking
  • Dedication of the Smithsonian Museum of American Indian Veterans Memorial
  • Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington Cemetery (40,000-person dedication, 15,000-person Candlelight March, 16,000-person luncheon, 5,000-person gala, and 7,000-person Arlington Cemetery event, utilizing 10 venues in 3 days)
  • 350th anniversary of Swedes landing in the United States (750 events across the U.S.; 15-city U.S. tour of the King and Queen of Sweden with a 150-person delegation)
  • America Supports You, a nationwide 4-year program of support for the U.S. military involving 40 multinational corporations, all major media, sports, and entertainment organizations, all Governors and 450 partner groups
  • Museum of the Bible Dedication/Grand Opening (13 multi-faceted events over four days to include the formal dedication, two black-tie galas, four luncheons, three formal dinners, and dedications of the Vatican and the Israel Antiquities Exhibit Halls)