February 21, 2024
Where does the vice president live?
Everyone knows where the president lives. But few know that the vice president also has an official residence. Historically the office of vice preside...
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February 21, 2024
Actors at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the resting place for people from all walks of life, including some accomplished actors. Lee Marvin was a popular ch...
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February 21, 2024
Inside the Bishop’s Garden
Washington National Cathedral is one of my favorite places to take visitors. Styling itself as a House of Prayer for All People, it is a masterpiece o...
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February 21, 2024
Nature, Not the Festival, Determine Blossom Blooming
Washington’s cherry blossoms attract thousands of visitors (but not in 2021) to the city. But visitors BEWARE the National Cherry Blossom Festival doe...
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February 21, 2024
The New Eisenhower Memorial
One of the newer sites in Washington is the Dwight D Eisenhower Memorial. It’s in a very convenient location for many visitors. Across the street from...
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February 21, 2024
Murder Bay Becomes Federal Triangle
The Federal Triangle section of Washington exudes the power of our democracy. Wedged between 6th and 15th Streets and Pennsylvania and Constitution Av...
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February 21, 2024
The Spy’s Sprinkler System
While visiting the Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop’s Garden, I came across a plaque commemorating the donation of the garden’s sprinkler system...
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February 21, 2024
Four Foreigners on DC’s Lafayette Square
On the four corners of Lafayette Square across the street from the White House are statues of heroes of our Revolutionary War, without whom, victory w...
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February 21, 2024
Assassination on DC’s Embassy Row
On Sheridan Circle along Embassy Row one is surrounded by elaborate Gilded Age mansions that have been converted into embassies. They’re the site of e...
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