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February
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(202) 707-8000 - ADA Accommodations
(202) 707-6362 - General Reference
(Reference Referral Service) - Reading Room Hours & Locations
(202) 707-6400 - Concerts
(202) 707-5502 - Poetry & Literature Programs
(202) 707-5394 - Mary Pickford Theater
(202) 707-5677 - American Folklife Center
(202) 707-5510 - Sales Shop
(202) 707-0204
The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tour — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact: (202) 707-8000
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lecture — Being Indian, Being Israeli
Asian Reading Room,
First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Maina Chawla Singh discusses her book "Being Indian, Being Israeli: Migration, Ethnicity and Gender in the Jewish Homeland." Contact: (202) 707-5673
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Event — Poetry at Noon
Whittall Pavilion,
Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Poets Heddy Reid and Margaret Mackinnon will read selections of their work in the 16th annual reading of "Love Poems" for Valentines Day. Contact: (202) 707-5394
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All Public Events for February 2010
Books and Beyond
Jefferson at War
February 3, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Michael Kranish will discuss and sign his new book "Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War." Contact: (202) 707-5221
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Books and Beyond
February 23, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
West Dining Room Sixth floor James Madison building
Kathryn Jacob discusses and signs her new book "King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man About Washington in the Gilded Age." Contact: (202) 707-5221
Concert
Tapestry and Friends
February 19, 2010, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Part of a Festival of American Music for the Voice, Tapestry performs works by Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Anton Dvorak, Billie Holiday and more. Tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Concerto Soave
February 25, 2010, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Concerto Soave performs pieces by Scarlatti, Caldara and Handel. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Altenberg Trio
February 26, 2010, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The first of four concerts celebrating Robert Schumann's 200th birth anniversary, the Altenberg Trio performs Rachmaninov, Dvorak, Martin and Schumann. Tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Event
NAACP Website Launch
February 3, 2010, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, and AARP Vice-President, Multicultural Markets Edna Kane-Williams launch a new online exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-5383
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Poetry at Noon
February 9, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Poets Heddy Reid and Margaret Mackinnon will read selections of their work in the 16th annual reading of "Love Poems" for Valentines Day. Contact: (202) 707-5394
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Presidents Day
February 15, 2010, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
In honor of the federal Presidents Day Holiday, the Main Reading Room will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Witter Bynner Poets
February 18, 2010, 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
Jill McDonough and Atsuro Riley have been chosen for the 2010 Witter Bynner Fellowships and will read selections of their work. Contact: (202) 707-5394
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Exhibition
Afghan Letters Exhibit Opens
February 11, 2010, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
"Voices from Afghanistan" features more than 50 letters and other items from Afghanistan as part of a recent gift from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Contact: (202) 707-4604
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Film
"Mrs. Miniver"
February 4, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
National Film Registry: "Mrs. Miniver" (MGM, 1942). Reservations required. Contact: (202) 707-9994
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
February 5, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
CANCELED
National Film Registry: "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (Universal, 1957). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"The Muppet Movie"
February 6, 2010, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
CANCELED
National Film Registry: "The Muppet Movie" (Associated Film, 1979). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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Lecture
Hebrew Manuscripts
February 3, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
African/Middle Eastern Reading Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Shimon Iakerson, curator of Judaica at the Russian Museum of Ethnography, delivers a presentation on "Unique Hebrew Manuscripts in St. Petersburg, Russia." Contact: (202) 707-3779
Being Indian, Being Israeli
February 9, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Maina Chawla Singh discusses her book "Being Indian, Being Israeli: Migration, Ethnicity and Gender in the Jewish Homeland." Contact: (202) 707-5673
Ecology, War in Caribbean
February 10, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
John R. McNeill, professor at Georgetown University, discusses and signs his book "Mosquito Empire: Ecology and War in the Caribbean." Contact: (202) 707-2003
Joseph Pulitzer
February 16, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
James McGrath Morris discusses and signs his book "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power." Contact: (202) 707-5221
Mississippi Blues
February 17, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
William Ferris of the University of North Carolina presents a talk titled "Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues." Contact: (202) 707-1743
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Sino-Indian Maritime Rivals
February 22, 2010, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
C. Raja Mohan, Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the John W. Kluge Center, leads a discussion on "Sino-Indian Maritime Rivalry and the U.S." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Music and the Brain
February 26, 2010, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Dr. David Huron of Ohio State University presents "Why Do Listeners Enjoy Music That Makes Them Weep?" No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-8432
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Panel Discussion
Hemingway in Navarra Program
February 12, 2010, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
Yolanda Barcina, mayor of Pamplona, and others present a discussion on "Ernest Hemingway and Pamplona." Contact: (202) 707-2013
Symposium
NAACP
February 26, 2010, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
"The NAACP, Reflections on the First 100 Years" explores both the history of the NAACP, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009, and its future. Contact: (202) 707-5383
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Gallery Talk
Nixon and Herblock
February 3, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the Prints and Photographs Division lead a tour through the Nixon section of "HERBLOCK!" Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Herblock Preservation
February 10, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Holly Krueger will discuss the conservation of the Library's Herblock Collection. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Herblock and Presidents
February 17, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the Prints and Photographs Division lead a tour through the Reagan and Clinton/Bush sections of the "Herblock!" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Tour
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 1, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 2, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 3, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 4, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 5, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 6, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 8, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 9, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 10, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 11, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 12, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 13, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Tours of the Jefferson Bldg
February 15, 2010, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: 9:30AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 16, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 17, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 18, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 19, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 20, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 22, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 23, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 24, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 25, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 26, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
February 27, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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