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T his  course  begins  with  the  story  of  how  Washington  DC became the nation’s capital and with a look at the heart of the city,  the  National  Mall.  Next,  the  course  looks  at  the  famous federal  buildings  surrounding  that  area:  the  White  House,  Capitol, and Supreme Court, as well as the institutions that support them, like the Library of Congress and the executive departments. After that, the course turns to war memorials on the National Mall.

From these memorials, the course moves across the Potomac River to Arlington, Virginia, and visits two very different types of memorial: Arlington  National  Cemetery  and  the  National  9/11  Pentagon Memorial.  Next  comes  a  quick  trip  south  to  Old  Town  Alexandria and George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon for a look at how America’s first president lived and worked in this region. Returning to Washington DC proper, the course considers the life of another president—Abraham  Lincoln—and  the  places  most  associated  with his  presidency,  including  Ford’s  Theatre,  the  scene  of  his  tragic assassination and death in the wake of the American Civil War.