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An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

In a four-part series, Preservation Arlington looks back at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had a major impact on Arlingtonians, and all Americans, and which culminated in Kennedy’s funeral, which indelibly changed the face of Arlington National Cemetery. For this third piece, we hear the amazing story of Arlington resident Frank Johnston, a former press photographer for United Press International and the Washington Post. Johnston was facing Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, when he was shot by…

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Preservation Arlington Statement on Watergate Garage

Preservation Arlington Statement on Watergate Garage

The famous Rosslyn garage where Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward met with his confidential source “Deep Throat” (FBI official Mark Felt) during the Watergate investigation is slated for possible demolition and redevelopment. Here is Preservation Arlington’s statement about the garage: Deep Throat and its role in the Watergate scandal is clearly the catalyst for this preservation debate. There is no question that the major historic significance of this site lies in the events that took place in the parking garage….

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