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Washington Life notes removal of WWI era temporary offices
Mrs. Prescott Bush reports on Washington life from the Senior Senator from Connecticut column. She describes the demolition of temporary Navy buildings on Constitution Avenue opposite the Commerce Department and praises the restored green lawn and monuments nearby. She also recalls a Pentagon dinner for Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy and a staff garden party despite poor weather, praising McElroy and his wife.
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Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Washington
Tennecticut Sewapapers
Commerce Department
Constitution Avenue
Pierre L’enfant
Géneral Washington
Federal City
Capitol Building
Potomac River
Washington Memorial
National Gallery
Navy Department
Capital
Dioner
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
McElroy
Pacific
Forrestal
Gen. Marshall
Lovett
Wilson
Neil McElroy
Dave Clarke
Paul McNickle