Päts has been portrayed in literature, one of the best known is the satirical "Memoirs of Ivan Orav" by Andrus Kivirähk, where Päts is portrayed as a true people's person, who was beloved by the entire nation and who was a thoroughly good person. In the puppet political satire show "Pehmed ja karvased" Päts is portrayed as a talking bust sculpture that is placed in the cellar of a governmental building together with other former presidents. Periods of Päts's life as a side character were also portrayed in the television series "Tuulepealne maa".