Monuments to the American Revolution in Lafayette Park
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
Reporters Sprint to the Press Room
- Credit
- Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, National Archives
Reporters Sprint to the Press Room
Reporters sprint across the West Wing lobby to the Press Room with news that Japan has surrendered, August 14, 1945.
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