Author: Keith McClinsey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located just four blocks from the White House, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's Second Best Address," as coined by frequent guest and former U.S. president Harry S. Truman. The hotel, which opened its doors on February 18, 1925, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recognized for its architectural significance as well as its historic distinction. The first major social event at the Mayflower Hotel was Calvin Coolidge's charity and inaugural ball. This began a tradition of hosting inaugural events for Democratic and Republican presidents. The hotel's history is inextricably tied to the history of the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the nation itself. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote his inaugural speech in Suite 776 with the famous line, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." J. Edgar Hoover ate lunch at the Mayflower every working day for more than 20 years. In 1973, the Mayflower served as the temporary Chinese Embassy while their offices were being renovated. For over 80 years, this landmark has been regarded as the "Grande Dame of Washington, D.C."
Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel
Author: Keith McClinsey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located just four blocks from the White House, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's Second Best Address," as coined by frequent guest and former U.S. president Harry S. Truman. The hotel, which opened its doors on February 18, 1925, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recognized for its architectural significance as well as its historic distinction. The first major social event at the Mayflower Hotel was Calvin Coolidge's charity and inaugural ball. This began a tradition of hosting inaugural events for Democratic and Republican presidents. The hotel's history is inextricably tied to the history of the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the nation itself. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote his inaugural speech in Suite 776 with the famous line, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." J. Edgar Hoover ate lunch at the Mayflower every working day for more than 20 years. In 1973, the Mayflower served as the temporary Chinese Embassy while their offices were being renovated. For over 80 years, this landmark has been regarded as the "Grande Dame of Washington, D.C."
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738552569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located just four blocks from the White House, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's Second Best Address," as coined by frequent guest and former U.S. president Harry S. Truman. The hotel, which opened its doors on February 18, 1925, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recognized for its architectural significance as well as its historic distinction. The first major social event at the Mayflower Hotel was Calvin Coolidge's charity and inaugural ball. This began a tradition of hosting inaugural events for Democratic and Republican presidents. The hotel's history is inextricably tied to the history of the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the nation itself. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote his inaugural speech in Suite 776 with the famous line, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." J. Edgar Hoover ate lunch at the Mayflower every working day for more than 20 years. In 1973, the Mayflower served as the temporary Chinese Embassy while their offices were being renovated. For over 80 years, this landmark has been regarded as the "Grande Dame of Washington, D.C."
The Mayflower Hotel
Author: Judith R. Cohen
Publisher: Balance House, Limited
ISBN: 9780940577008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Balance House, Limited
ISBN: 9780940577008
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1940 ; Bound with "The Parade of Inventions," Commerce Dept. Auditorium, April 8-14, 1940
Author: Mayflower Hotel (Washington, D.C.)
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Category : Receptions
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Receptions
Languages : en
Pages :
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Remarks...to the Washington Building Congress Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 8, 1961, 1:30
Author: William L. Slayton
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Spy Sites of Washington, DC
Author: H. Keith Melton
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626163820
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Washington Post Bestseller Washington, DC, stands at the epicenter of world espionage. Mapping this history from the halls of government to tranquil suburban neighborhoods reveals scoresof dead drops, covert meeting places, and secret facilities—a constellation ofclandestine sites unknown to even the most avid history buffs. Until now. Spy Sites of Washington, DC traces more than two centuries of secret history from the Mount Vernon study of spymaster George Washington to the Cleveland Park apartment of the “Queen of Cuba.” In 220 main entries as well as listings for dozens more spy sites, intelligence historians Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. Maps and more than three hundred photos allow readers to follow in the winding footsteps of moles and sleuths, trace the covert operations that influenced wars hot and cold, and understand the tradecraft traitors and spies alike used in the do-or-die chess games that have changed the course of history. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of Washington, DC is the comprehensive guidebook to the shadow history of our nation’s capital.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626163820
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Washington Post Bestseller Washington, DC, stands at the epicenter of world espionage. Mapping this history from the halls of government to tranquil suburban neighborhoods reveals scoresof dead drops, covert meeting places, and secret facilities—a constellation ofclandestine sites unknown to even the most avid history buffs. Until now. Spy Sites of Washington, DC traces more than two centuries of secret history from the Mount Vernon study of spymaster George Washington to the Cleveland Park apartment of the “Queen of Cuba.” In 220 main entries as well as listings for dozens more spy sites, intelligence historians Robert Wallace and H. Keith Melton weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. Maps and more than three hundred photos allow readers to follow in the winding footsteps of moles and sleuths, trace the covert operations that influenced wars hot and cold, and understand the tradecraft traitors and spies alike used in the do-or-die chess games that have changed the course of history. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of Washington, DC is the comprehensive guidebook to the shadow history of our nation’s capital.
Program of Meetings Held at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., November 9-10, 1939
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII
Author: Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Explores the role of the nobility and analogous traditional elites in contemporary society.
Publisher: University Press of America
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Explores the role of the nobility and analogous traditional elites in contemporary society.
Proceedings
Author: International Conference on Cybernetics and Society (1976, Washington, DC)
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Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Proceedings, Mayflower Hotel, April 20-21, 1979, Washington, DC.
Author: American Bar Association. Section of Science and Technology
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
˜Theœ Mayflower
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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