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Author Massimo, Richard, 1964- author.

Title A walking tour of the Georgetown set / Richard Massimo ; photographs by Missy Janes.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Casbah Cafe, 1721 Wisconsin Avenue -- Eric Sevareid : 1610 32nd Street -- Al Friendly : 1645 31st Street -- Sen. Robert Taft : 1688 31st Street -- Dumbarton Oaks -- Wild Bill Donovan/Phil and Katharine Graham : 2920 R Street -- William Colby : 3028 Dent Place -- Cyrus Vance : 3018 Q Street -- Allen Dulles : 2723 Q Street -- Dean Acheson : 2805 P Street -- Robert Joyce : 2811 O Street -- George Kennan : 2709 Dumbarton -- Joe Alsop : 2720 Dumbarton Street -- Chip Bohlen : 2811 Dumbarton Street -- Drew Pearson : 2820 Dumbarton -- Felix Frankfurter : 3018 Dumbarton -- Alger Hiss : 1245 30th Street -- Gordon Gray : 1224 30th Street -- Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn : 3014 N Street -- Abe Fortas : 3025 N Street -- Averell Harriman : 3038 N Street -- Arthur Schlesinger : 3122 O Street -- Henry Cabot Lodge II : 3132 O Street -- Stewart Alsop : 3139 Dumbarton -- Au Pied de Cochon (now a Five Guys) : 1335 Wisconsin Avenue -- Martin's : 1264 Wisconsin Avenue -- Stuart Symington : 3263 N Street -- JFK : 3307 N Street -- Mary Pinchot Meyer : 3321 N Street -- Llewellyn Thompson : 1512 33rd Street -- Phil Jessup : 3310 P Street -- Frank Wisner : 3327 P Street -- Desmond Fitzgerald : 1641 34th Street -- Walter Lippmann : 1525 35th Street -- David and Evangeline Bruce : 1405 34th Street -- James Forrestal : 3508 Prospect Street.
Summary "This walking tour of the neighborhood where the Georgetown Set lived includes recent photos of each house, anecdotes of its inhabitants--from Phillip and Katharine Graham to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to the Kennedys--as well as a map to guide you down the historical brick sidewalks of Georgetown"--Provided by publisher.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Politicians -- Homes and haunts -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks.
Celebrities -- Homes and haunts -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks.
Dwellings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks.
Historic buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks.
Walking -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks.
Politicians -- United States -- Biography -- Miscellanea.
Celebrities -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography -- Miscellanea.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Tours.
Washington (D.C.) -- Tours.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Janes, Missy, illustrator.
Other Form: Print version: Massimo, Richard. Walking tour of the Georgetown set. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2016 9781442251069
ISBN 9781442251069 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9781442251083 (e-book)

 
    
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