Take a look at the crowd in front of the White House on Election Night 1920. The elation is palpable as the crowd exudes utter joy and relief that eight years of Woodrow Wilson are over...
How are you liking the "In The Paper" posts? Check out this page from The Washington Herald on Monday, December 20th, 1920. The "Merchant of Venice" performed by Gonzaga students and a Mardi Gras-themed inaugural ball...
This picture speaks for itself. This little girl is waiting on the White House steps to take a photo with President Harding. June 29, 1922. Little Miss Tarkington waits on the White House...
Notable People & Places / 17.04.2012
Vice President Calvin Coolidge Evacuates the Willard Due to Fire … and an Awkward Encounter
[/caption] This one made me laugh. This would never happen today ...
Warren G. Harding sure didn't look like a friendly guy. In just about every photograph I see of him, he looks like he's scowling. I dug through some Library of Congress photos and wanted to share...
Five weeks into this blog and the response has been far greater than anticipated. Thank you to everyone for reading and sharing Ghosts of DC with their friends. With your help, we have surpassed 700 followers on...
Notable People & Places / 12.01.2012
Video: Wilson, Harding and a Nation Pay Respect to the Unknown Soldier (1921)
Here's a video I came across on YouTube of the old president and recently inaugurated one attending the burial ceremony of the Unknown Soldier. President Wilson was instrumental in honoring those "unknown but to God" by having them interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-EhKeiNKCw
