President & First Lady Johnson frequented admired D.C. from this riverside grove. As part of her efforts to beautify urban areas she founded the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital in 1965.
A lot of people visit the island, but few know about the bridge over the marsh. Over a half mile in length, check it out!
Immerse yourself in a tunnel of beautiful photos from the Hubble Telescope. The monthly “Sunday Experiment” lets you launch rockets and learn about space science & technology from Goddard engineers. Read more.
In the lobby, see a replica of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics that NASA Astrophysicist Dr. John Mather received for his work understanding the Big Bang. Read more.
President Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 here in December, the first Medicare bill to provide prescription drug benefits to senior citizens.
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Monica Lewinski bought 'Leaves of Grass' with her credit card for President Clinton in this establishment. Having used plastic, the bookstore was subpoenaed by independent council, Kenneth Starr
Nation's oldest continuously active Marine Corps installation, built on site selected by Thomas Jefferson; designed as the permanent home of the Marine Corps Commandant and barracks for 500 men
You can make reservations for Friday evening parade by going to: http://www.mbw.usmc.mil/RequestReservation.aspx
On the second floor, visitors can explore Thomas Jefferson's Library, featuring thousands of original volumes that provided the foundation for the Library of Congress & it's universal collections
