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| Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel (DC) (Images of America) | 
 enlarge | Author: Keith Mcclinsey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1498336
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0738552569
Dewey Decimal Number: 974
EAN: 9780738552569
ASIN: 0738552569
Publication Date: October 17, 2007
Release Date: October 22, 2007
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Product 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.?
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 Source Info? May 6, 2008
The book seems to have little source's cited...the story of the German spy was first reported in the InTowner newspaper in the Historic Scenes column, but the author gave no mention of that, for example
 Mayflower Review April 4, 2008
I wanted a quick and easy book to read and this is it. It is loaded with terrific pictures with nariatives below each picture. It really tells the story of the Mayflower Hotel with outstanding photographs and comments.
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