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Creating a Federal City
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Discover the history behind the creation of Washington D.C. and beginning of the White House. Featuring Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association and author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (available April 2020).
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