This Week In Washington

This week I worked Monday through Thursday at the Library of Congress and was able to see documents from Franklin Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, the NAACP, Babe Ruth, JFK, Andrew Jackson, and George Washington! The first couple of weeks at the Library I have been simply working the reference desk, but this week I get to start answering reference questions and conducting research on requested documents. Oh, and also this week I was part of a search for the oldest call card in the manuscript reading room's possession. The oldest I was able to locate was September 15, 1910! And, here I am, sorting through all

of them! Anyways, this weekend has been fun and filled with lots of things. Saturday morning began with a stop by the botanical gardens. This was somewhere I had never been in D.C. and enjoyed walking through the various stages from Jungle to Desert, etc. Next, we were off to the natural history museum. Here, I found the Hope diamond to be as mesmerizing as ever, but upon an extended search of the gems room I think I found a new favorite item or two. After the natural history museum it was off to the Washington Monument and then the White House. As a side note, for nearly the entire time we were on the mall we were in the midst of a large rally! This made walking from place to place a little more difficult than usual. Anyways, after the White House it was time for a nice meal at Pentagon City. Then with Sunday morning, came more touring! Sunday began at Arlington Cemetery. After walking in

near silence past all of the white headstones we arrived at the Kennedy gravesite. From the Kennedy's we walked to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and witnessed The Changing of the Guard. After Arlington, we were off to the Korean memorial, Lincoln memorial, Vietnam Wall, and World War II memorial. This concluded our weekend of touring and we headed up to "We, The Pizza" and were let down when we found out about it's closure on Sundays. Anyways, we settled in at Co Si, just a restaurant away and brought week number two in D.C. to a close.

B. Hutchison