The DC Traveler

One of my favorite spots in Washington, DC has always been the Library of Congress.  However, I had not visited in several years.
Luckily, I was recently invited to a press conference hosted by Dr. James Billington, the Librarian of Congress, where the new Library of Congress Experience was being debuted.
The library’s new visitor experience located in the stunning Thomas Jefferson Building, take visitors on a tour of some of the library’s most treasured pieces, including a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible, and Thomas Jefferson’s original book collection. 
Besides the collections, there’s the building itself, which should …read more

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As the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and a strong supporter of the separation of church ands state, Thomas Jefferson’s impact on the budding nation is still felt today. By supporting the Louisiana Purchase and the exploration of the western frontier from the Midwest to the “Great South Sea (Pacific Ocean) by Lewis and Clark, he also helped the country expand westward.
The Declaration of Independence is Jefferson’s and probably the nation’s most important document.  Considered a great writer and intellectual, he was nominated to write the initial draft, but ended up writing all the drafts, revisions and the …read more

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