Trump arrives at St. John's Church
(20 Jan 2017) US President-elect Donald Trump emerged from Blair House on Friday to start the Inauguration Day festivities.
Trump and his wife, Melania, stepped out of the government guest house next to the White House just after 8:30 a.m. and took a motorcade for the short drive to St. John's Episcopal Church.
After the service, they'll head to the White House to be greeted by President Barack Obama.
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Churches in Washington, D.C., have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and
HEADLINE: D.C. churches vying for Obama family's membership
CAPTION: Churches in Washington, D.C., have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Obama himself. (Nov. 17)
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NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST.
(Nats Bells)
Washington, DC churches are preparing the welcome mat for the latest resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Some have started lobbying the next president in the hopes that Obama family may be enticed to join their flock.
(Senior Pastor Dean Snyder, Foundry United Methodist Church)
I hope President's find a place of worship where they feel comfortable, where they - especially if they have children - will be able to bring their children up and feel like their children are getting a good education in the faith tradition.
Closest to the White House is St. John's Church, an Episcopal parish known as the Church of the Presidents for its historic ties to White House residents.
Outgoing President George W. Bush has only infrequently attended services locally, occasionally going to St. John's.
Whatever President-elect Obama decides it is sure to be looked at carefully after his public falling out with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who served as his pastor for 20 years.
Foundry United Methodist Church was regularly attended by the Clintons during their White House years.
Senior Pastor Dean Snyder said the congregation plans to contact all new Washington arrivals, including the First Family, to let them know that they are welcome.
(Nats: Choir)
(Lance Etchison, Foundry Worshipper)
It is definitely inclusive, they welcome all kind of people. But I think his church should be his decision.
At Metropolitan AME Church, a historic, predominantly black congregation parishioners have been buzzing about the potential that the incoming president, first lady Michelle and their daughters might attend services with them.
Senior Pastor Ronald Braxton says it would be a good thing if Obama resumed worshipping at a congregation with its roots in the African-American community.
(UPSOUND: Congregation cheering)
(Toni Roy, Metropolitan AME worshipper)
The members of the Church will welcome him and his family and surround him with love.
Pastors at numerous D.C. congregations said they understand that their own words would be more closely scrutinized if the First family were sitting in the pews, but universally they said they wouldn't change what they preach.
Tracy Brown,
The Associated Press
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Looking at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
After the snow has been mostly cleaned up on a winter day in February 2014, here is the scene right by the White House facing Lafayette Square.
White House church favourite with presidents
1. Exterior of St. John's Church
2. Plaque outside church
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Reverend Luis Leon, Rector, St. John's Church
The moniker the church has is The Church of the Presidents. I'm not sure when that was given to it, but the church was founded in 1815 for the explicit purpose of providing a church for the resident of the White
House.
4. PHOTO - President James Madison
5. PHOTO - Franklin Delano Roosevelt leaving St. John's
6. PHOTO - John F Kennedy leaving St. John's
7. PHOTO - Richard Nixon leaving St. Johns
8. PHOTO - Bill Clinton leaving St. John's
9. PHOTO - George W. Bush and wife Laura leaving St. John's
10. Close up of prayer book
11. Close up signatures inside book
12. Close up more signatures
13. Close up pew kneeler (embroidered cushion for kneeling on when praying) with John Quincy Adams' name on it
14. Medium shot three pew kneelers
15. Close up kneeler with Harry S Truman's name
16. Close up artwork showing church in 1815
17. Wide shot church interior
18. Pan of pews to lectern
19. Tilt from cupola and chandelier down to pews
20. Medium shot presidents' pew
21. Close up brass plaque on presidents' pew
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Reverent Luis Leon, Rector, St. John's Church
I don't ever change what I'm going to say; I figure that James Madison was pretty wise in saying that he wanted to be treated like a normal parishioner, and that's kind of the way I approach it, I don't change what I'm going to say because the president is going to be sitting there. However, you are a lot more nervous than you normally are.
23. Wide shot church interior from balcony
24. Rack focus stained glass window
25. Zoom in to church pew plaque
STORYLINE:
For nearly two centuries, a church nestled across Lafayette Square from the White House has been the place for presidents to worship.
St. John's Episcopal Church, which welcomes the most powerful in Washington as well as some of its poorest, has earned itself a unique reputation in the capital.
James Madison was the first American president to attend St. John's. Since then, every president, regardless of religious affiliation, has made the trek across Lafayette Square at least once for services there.
It has become one of the many rituals for new White House occupants.
This history shows up in the prayer book that every president signs when he first visits St. John's. Church officials try to gather the signatures as close to Inauguration Day as possible.
The church also honors former presidents by creating a padded pew kneeler bearing their names. Each one is ceremoniously dedicated after a president leaves office.
St. John's was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, who also worked on U-S Capitol and the White House to fix damage inflicted by the British in the War of 1812.
The church is designed to seat 750 parishioners while maintaining an intimate setting. The vaulted ceilings evoke some of the other federal architecture common throughout Washington's historic structures.
James Madison suggested that the president's pew should be in the middle of the church, and that the president be treated like anyone else.
That means not catering to what the chief executive may or may not want to hear.
While St. John's is best known for its audience of presidents and other high government officials, the little church in the shadow of the White House also serves many of the impoverished and downtrodden in Washington.
It has also opened its doors to a growing Spanish-speaking population, something the current rector finds fascinating as a sign of America's future.
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Our Trip to Washington DC
Up the east coast from Florida to DC in the late 1960s. Poor quality 8mm film.
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These are photos I took along I street NW. in Washington, DC. I begin at the White House and continue through Lafayette Square and west on I Street. I then deviate a bit to Washington Circle along Pennsylvania Av. and New Hampshire Av. This area also includes George Washington University.
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Raw: President-Elect, Family Depart Blair House
(20 Jan 2017) In the tradition of previous inaugurations, President-elect Trump and the incoming First Lady stayed at Blair House on the night before the swearing in ceremony.
Friday morning around 8:30, they departed for St. John's Church and a worship service.
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1940s Public Buildings, Washington, D.C. (General Scenes) WW2 (full)
Freely downloadable at the Internet Archive, where I first uploaded it. United States Naval Photographic Center film #2762. National Archives description 1) LS Library of Congress with snow in FG.2) LS Dome of the Library of Congress.3) LS Library Annex with snow setting (SV).4) LS Library of Congress; snow on ground in FG.5) LS Capitol taken from the Library of Congress.6) LS Dome of the Capitol.7) LS Statue on the dome of the Capitol.8) LS American flag flying from the Capitol.9) ELS Capitol (SV). Snow on ground in FG.10) LS Lincoln Memorial taken from the Memorial Bridge (SV).11) LS Lincoln Memorial taken from street; traffic going to and fro in FG (SV).12) LS Civilians walking into Lincoln Memorial.13) LS Washington Monument, thru the archway of the Lincoln Memorial.14) LS Mall with the Washington Monument BG.15) LS Lincoln Memorial with snow on ground in FG.QUALITY GOOD16) LS Corner of Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument in BG.17) LS St. Johns Episcopal Church-known as The Presidents Church, (taken from Jefferson Park).18) CU Plaque of St. John;s Episcopal Church showing date, 1816.19) US Tower of the Church.20) LS Blair House.21) ELS Front of the White House.22) LS Front of the White House.23) MLS Balcony of the White House.24) LS Department of Interior building.25) MCU Wording over the door: The Department of the Interior.26) LS Entrance to the Federal Reserve building.27) CU Eagle over the door to the Federal Reserve Building.28) ELS Union Station.29) MS Snow plow scraping off snow from walk in front of Union Station.QUALITY GOOD(FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE OTHER SIDE30) LS Union Station (SV).31) CU Statues over the entrance of Union Station.32) LS U.S. Post Office with traffic in FG (SV).33) CU Sign over entrance: U.S. Post Office.34) GV U. S. Post Office.35) CU Wording over the door: U.S. Post Office.36) MS Statue in front of the Federal Trade Commission.37) LS Wording over the door of the Federal Commission.38) LS Federal Trade Commission Building. National Archives Identifier: 76532
Trump Arrives at White House after Holiday Break
(2 Jan 2018) His holiday break behind him, US President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad.
Trump started his second year in Washington after a lengthy sojourn at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, capped by a New Year's Eve bash.
Before his departure for the capital, he fired angry tweets at Iran and Pakistan, slamming Islamabad for lies & deceit and saying the country had played U.S. leaders for fools, a reference to frustrations that Pakistan isn't doing enough to control militants.
The president is hoping for more legislative achievements after his pre-Christmas success on taxes.
He plans to host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at Camp David next weekend to map out the 2018 legislative agenda.
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Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Not to be confused with Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, or Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States.
Its principal church, bishop's seat and spiritual center is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, unofficially known as the Washington National Cathedral, located on Mount Saint Alban at the intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a member 'see' of the greater The Episcopal Church in the United States of America,, which is led by the Presiding Bishop of the national church. The Episcopal Church is in turn is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion under the titular leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace outside London, in England. The Diocese's active youth ministry, abbreviated the EDOW COY sponsors many events, such as a Lock-In in the Washington National Cathedral and Middle and High School retreats held in nearby summer camps.
Since its creation in 1895 from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the territory has included the District of Columbia, adjacent suburban Maryland counties of Prince George's and Montgomery, and the southern Maryland counties of Charles County and St. Mary's County.
The land now known as the District of Columbia was once part of Prince George's County, Maryland. A congregation which later became known as Rock Creek parish was founded in 1712, and by seven years later had built a chapel of ease for, which was the spiritual counterpart to secular government in Prince George's County. The congregation built a larger, Georgian style building in 1775, which is now known as St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. It is the oldest religious institution within the District of Columbia. The former glebe became the non-denominational Rock Creek Cemetery, now also home to the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington.
As European settlement moved westward and the area's population increased, additional congregations began and built chapels within what Maryland's General Assembly in 1776 designated Montgomery County. These congregations had split off from Broad or Rock Creek parish and became Prince George's Parish in 1726 and Eden or Sugarland Parish in 1737, only to be reassigned to the newly formed diocese of Washington over a century later.
After the American Revolutionary War, both Maryland and Virginia donated land to form the new federal District of Columbia. Additional congregations which ultimately became parishes formed much nearer the Potomac River at this time, including Christ Church, Washington Parish and St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish. After the destruction of the War of 1812, with the Burning of Washington in August 1814, St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square was built facing historic Lafayette Square across from the rebuilt 'President's House', at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., which later became known as the 'Executive Mansion' and later the White House. St. John's has been long known as the 'Church of the Presidents', visited frequently by neighboring chief executives and is the traditional site for an early morning prayer service and mass during inauguration days on March 4 and later January 20. Another historic episcopal church formed in the capital city, and which hosted nearby Maryland diocesan conventions, is the Church of the Epiphany. Parishes formed during the 19th Century's 'Oxford Movement' included St. Paul's Church on K Street, and St. James' Church on Capitol Hill. At least six historic African-American parishes formed in the capital city during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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Miscellaneous Scenes in Washington, 1921-1935
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1253
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: The White House roof is repaired. Children roll eggs on Easter Monday on the White House lawn. Shows St. John's Church, the Old State Bldg., the Treasury Bldg., and statues of Lafayette, Jackson, Rochambeau, and Kosciusko. Pres. and Mrs. Harding and Sec. of War Weeks attend the unveiling of a statue of Jeanne d'Arc at Meridian Hill Park, January 6, 1922.
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Trump Returns to DC After Holidays in Florida
(2 Jan 2018) US President Donald Trump arrived Washington, DC on Monday after spending the holidays at his Palm Beach private club, heading to his nearby golf club most days.
Trump is returning to Washington to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and thorny issues abroad.
He's already sent his first tweets of the New Year, criticizing the governments of Iran and Pakistan.
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President-elect and Family Depart Blair House
(20 Jan 2017) In the tradition of previous inaugurations, President-elect Trump and the incoming First Lady stayed at Blair House on the night before the swearing in ceremony.
Friday morning around 8:30, they departed for St. John's Church and a worship service.
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Lafayette Square, Washington D.C, in front of, The White House, North Lawn,
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- The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C.. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.
The house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone in the Neoclassical style. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829.
Because of crowding within the executive mansion itself, President Theodore Roosevelt had all work offices relocated to the newly constructed West Wing in 1901. Eight years later, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing and created the first Oval Office which was eventually moved as the section was expanded. The third-floor attic was converted to living quarters in 1927 by augmenting the existing hip roof with long shed dormers. A newly constructed East Wing was used as a reception area for social events; Jefferson's colonnades connected the new wings.
East Wing alterations were completed in 1946, creating additional office space. By 1948, the house's load-bearing exterior walls and internal wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman, the interior rooms were completely dismantled and a new internal load-bearing steel frame constructed inside the walls. Once this work was completed, the interior rooms were rebuilt.
Today, the White House Complex includes the Executive Residence, West Wing, East Wing, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building—the former State Department, which now houses offices for the President's staff and the Vice President—and Blair House, a guest residence.
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