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Free Washington tour ride teases readers with city lore
A correspondent offers high school seniors and tourists a humorous free bus tour of Washington. The guide riffs on landmarks from the Washington Monument to the Capitol, White House, Federal Triangle, and GOP and Democratic headquarters, mixing trivia, jokes, and quirky anecdotes about figures, places, and history.
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Douglas Larsen
Washington
NEA
U. S
Washinton
Pontomac
White House
Capitol
Roosevelt
Missouri
Blair House
Mrs. Truman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Federal Triangle
Hoover
Hoover's Folly
Bureau of
Mellon Art Gallery
District
Kate Smith
Kate
Capitol Building
Columbus
Government Printing Office
Federal
Lafayette
William Jennings Bryan
James Buchanan
GOP
Democratic
John L. Lewis