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Pope John Paul II with President Jimmy Carter at the White House (Source: Wikimedia Commons, licensed via Creative Commons)

D.C.'s First Papal Visit, 1979

9/22/2015 in DC by Mark Jones

Streets are being shut down... Huge crowds are expected to overwhelm the city's Metro system... There are security concerns... For longtime Washingtonians, the excitement over Pope Francis's inaugural visit is like turning back the clock.