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I covered a tour of DC this week on a freelancing assignment. It felt strange, to be a tourist in my own city. It was a long day - half fascinating with facts I never knew and half get me out of here, I see this all the time. This shot at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall captured my attention. I've walked through the memorial countless times, but I've never stopped to really read the state names and the regions and countries honored who allied with us. This kid did, though, and he inspired me to do the same.
By far my favorite bit of history came in the form of a president past. After Andrew Jackson, a man with a fiery temper and a tumultuous relationship with Congress, took residence in the White House, construction on a new Treasury building was set to begin. The White House, situated on Pennsylvania Avenue, was in a direct line of sight to Congress, at the other end of the street. Andrew Jackson was asked where he wanted Treasury built. He said it didn't matter to him, except he wanted it to obstruct his view of Congress. His order was famously to "block my view of that damn place."
He also held an accidental kegger in the White House so big he had to climb out of a window to escape it. He was a force of personality. I like that in my presidents.
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