| 1838/00/00 |
Henry Clay |
Life |
Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky teaches Capt Frederick Marryat the proper way to mix a Mint Julep, at the old Willard Hotel, Washington DC. |
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| 1838/00/00 |
Frederick Marryat |
Life |
Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky teaches Capt Frederick Marryat the proper way to mix a Mint Julep, at the old Willard Hotel, Washington DC. |
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Mint Julep |
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| 1861/02/04 |
William Cabell Rives |
Delegate |
More than 100 politicians from the southern United States meet in Washington to prevent slave states from seceding from the Union. |
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Beginning of the American Civil War |
| 1861/02/04 |
George William Summers |
Delegate |
More than 100 politicians from the southern United States meet in Washington to prevent slave states from seceding from the Union. |
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Beginning of the American Civil War |
| 1861/02/04 |
Salmon Portland Chase |
Delegate |
More than 100 politicians from the southern United States meet in Washington to prevent slave states from seceding from the Union. |
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Beginning of the American Civil War |
| 1861/02/23 |
Elihu Benjamin Washburne |
Welcoming Committee |
On the train platform in Washington, Congressman Elihu B Washburne sees his friend and says, "Abe, you can't play that on me." Congressman Washburne then escorts Lincoln to the Willard Hotel. |
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President-Elect Lincoln's Journey to Washington |
| 1861/02/23 |
Abraham Lincoln |
Public Office |
On the train platform in Washington, Congressman Elihu B Washburne sees his friend and says, "Abe, you can't play that on me." Congressman Washburne then escorts Lincoln to the Willard Hotel. |
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President-Elect Lincoln's Journey to Washington |
| 1861/11/19 |
Julia Ward Howe |
Lyricist |
Staying at the Willard Hotel in Washington on the night of November 18, Howe awakes and write the verses to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in the gray of the morning twilight. |
The Battle Hymn of the Republic |
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| 1901/00/00 |
George A Fuller Co |
General Contractor |
Current Willard Hotel opens |
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| 1901/00/00 |
Henry J Hardenbergh |
Architect |
Current Willard Hotel opens |
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| 1916/00/00 |
Woodrow Wilson |
Diplomat |
Woodrow Wilson host the "League to Enforce Peace" meetings in the lobby of the Willard Hotel |
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League of Nations |
| 1922/04/22 |
Warren G Harding |
Attendee |
President Harding, Vice President Coolidge, Secretary Hughes and members of the Cabinet and the Brazilian Ambassador attend the Gridiron dinner, hosted by the Gridiron Club and Foundation, a journalist organization founded in 1885. |
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| 1922/04/23 |
Calvin Coolidge |
Hotel Guest |
Fire starts in the 10 floor ballroom of the Willard Hotel, guest are evacuated to the hotel's Peacock Ally. |
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| 1922/04/23 |
John Philip Sousa |
Hotel Guest |
Fire starts in the 10 floor ballroom of the Willard Hotel, guest are evacuated to the hotel's Peacock Ally. |
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| 1961/01/19 |
John F Kennedy |
US President |
JFK and LBJ's Inaugural Dinner on the eve of the inauguration includes Shrimp Lamaze, Blue Point Oysters, Prime Filet Mignon and a selection of fine wines. JFK and Mary Hemingway discus Porter's "Ship of Fools". |
Ship of Fools (Porter book) |
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JFK Presidential Election |
| 1961/01/19 |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
First Lady |
JFK and LBJ's Inaugural Dinner on the eve of the inauguration includes Shrimp Lamaze, Blue Point Oysters, Prime Filet Mignon and a selection of fine wines. JFK and Mary Hemingway discus Porter's "Ship of Fools". |
Ship of Fools (Porter book) |
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JFK Presidential Election |
| 1961/01/19 |
Lyndon Baynes Johnson |
Vice President |
JFK and LBJ's Inaugural Dinner on the eve of the inauguration includes Shrimp Lamaze, Blue Point Oysters, Prime Filet Mignon and a selection of fine wines. JFK and Mary Hemingway discus Porter's "Ship of Fools". |
Ship of Fools (Porter book) |
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JFK Presidential Election |
| 1963/08/27 |
Martin Luther King Jr |
Author |
During his stay at the Willard Hotel, Martin Luther King Jr works on his speech for the March on Washington. |
I have a Dream (King speech) |
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| 2001/00/00 |
Steven Spielberg |
Director |
Steven Spielberg films scenes for "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise and Max von Sydow in the Willard Hotel's kitchen, Peacock Alley and Willard Room, summer of 2001 |
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