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The Minister and the Hell-Raiser: The Origins of the Modern Statehood Movement

The Minister and the Hell-Raiser: The Origins of the Modern Statehood Movement

04/20/2021 in DC by Michael Kohler

DC Statehood has been garnering a lot of attention recently. This new coverage and support for the movement is the culmination of 50 years of activism, starting with a campaign between two of the District's most influential residents.

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An Evening at the White House with Johnny Cash

An Evening at the White House with Johnny Cash

07/29/2019 in DC by Reagan Graney

April 17, 1970 was a big day for the United States—President Richard Nixon even described it as the “proudest day of [his] life and in the life of the country.” That afternoon, the ill-fated Apollo 13 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and made it to safety. The nation breathed a collective sigh of relief.

But the day wasn’t over yet. That evening, President Nixon would sit in the East Room of the White House for another cultural milestone: a legendary performance by country music star Johnny Cash.

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In the White House When the Eagle Landed

In the White House When the Eagle Landed

01/18/2019 in DC by Emily Robinson

Approximately 530 million Americans across the country, including those in the White House, sat glued to their television sets on the evening of July 20, 1969, watching as Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. It may have been President John F. Kennedy who jumpstarted the space program in 1961, but it was Richard Nixon sitting in the Oval Office the day that JFK’s promise of putting a man on the moon became a reality. It was also Nixon who would mark the occasion by making the longest distance phone call in history that night, as he picked up the Oval Office phone and dialed Space.

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