Tag: Mall security
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National Mall Infrastructure Upgrades, Tribute to Charles I. Cassell and Mall Security
The fencing put up around the Capitol Building after January 6th has been taken down. But the images of the People’s House behind barricades remains a terrible memory.
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The Capitol Fence Comes Down
Over the weekend, the fence erected around the U.S. Capitol following the January 6th riot was removed.
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Photo Gallery: The January 6th Aftermath — Our National Mall Under Lockdown
National Mall Coalition board member Lisa Benton-Short captured in this photo essay the troops, barriers, and fences locking down our nation’s capital.
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The U.S. Capitol and National Mall in the Shadow of Security
Two of the most enduring images of Biden’s Inauguration were of the Capitol Building in the shadow of an unprecedented level of security and a National Mall without a cheering crowd.
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The National Mall Has Gone Dark: What Happened to Thoughtful Discourse in America?
As I write this, the entire National Mall is scheduled to be closed down for the inauguration.
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Who is in Charge of National Mall Security?
There are at least eight government agencies with jurisdiction over the Mall’s museums, monuments, public buildings, and open space.
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Keep Out: No Trespassing on the National Mall
It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and I can’t go see his memorial.
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DC’s Shining Stars, GAO Mall report, Folklife Festival, Branch Museum exhibit, World War II Memorial archive and the Coalition in the the news
Dear Friends, The National Mall, the Stage for American Democracy, is in the news almost daily as its popularity grows as a special place to explore our history and celebrate […]
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GAO Report Calls For Better Mall Security
A new GAO report reviews a growing concern about ensuring public access to the National Mall while safeguarding visitors and its staff.
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Presidential inaugurations and the state of the National Mall
By Lisa Benton-Short On Jan. 20, Americans focused their attention on Washington, D.C., as the presidential inauguration ceremony took place on the National Mall, a place that urban scholars, geographers and […]
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