You will hear a lot about its rich history. Hello, welcome to the Willard Hotel, located two blocks away from the white house. We are very fortunate to have this location. We give our thanks to captain john taylor, who was reputed to be one of for genias wealthiest plantation owners. Ofwas a friend and supporter george washington. In 1860, he built the twostory dwelling. Washington at the time was not really a city, more of a town. On a rainy day, some avenues were rivers. Debris fromdry, construction building the president s mansion was everywhere. Sts and and touri people coming to the town found sparse accommodations. As washington, d. C. Grew as the capital, so did the Willard Hotel. Everything happened within 10 blocks of the white house. If you walked out the front door , exactly one mile from here is the capital, just on the other side is the Treasury Building and the white house. You can understand how people built their homes and the center of washington became this corner, 14
Made to preserve the quality and the richness and the absolute beauty of these waters. Were more about Saratoga Springs and other stops on our tour at cspan. Org citiestour. You are watching American History tv. Each week, american artifacts takes you to restore places to learn about American History. Located in the heart of washington, d. C. , the Willard Hotel has been a part of history for years. And the mark twain first japanese delegation to the u. S. In 1860. I represent the partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today you will hear a lot about its rich history. Hello, welcome to the Willard Hotel, located two blocks away from the white house. It is conveniently located near iconic monuments on the national mall. We are very fortunate to have this location. We give our thanks to captain john taylor, who was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of george washington. In 1860, he built the twostory dwelling. You might won
Welcome to the willard. It is located two blocks away from the white house. Marie hello, welcome. The willard is covalently located in the city, near iconic , and memorials on the national mall. We are very fortunate to have this location. We give our thanks to captain john taylor, who was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of general washington. Captain taylor acquired the land avenue4 pennsylvania in 1816. He built the twostory dwelling. You might wonder if that was a good investment for him. Washington dc at the time was not really a city, more of a town. On a rainy day, some avenues where rivers of mud and felt, and when it was dry debris from construction building the president s mansion was everywhere. Tourists and people coming to the city found Hotel Accommodations very sparse, and if you did find it was communal living. Jim hello, i am the bartender at the round robin bar at the historic Willard Hotel. As washington dc gr
Everybody. I mean everybody was trying to contact somebody. Everybody was crying. People hurt. It just everybody was just trying. Think about george what we were doing. We were all there. A lot of people working hard, want to take a weekend just to relax and i stay an extra day and by the way, thats running through my mind. I was supposed to fly back to l. A. At 7 50 tonight. Im going to die tonight, am i going to die tonight because i made a decision not to fly back. Thats running through my mind and like im why did i do that. Everybody was emotional. This wasnt like a bunch of courageous people, this is nothing we dont have to worry about this. Everybody was crying. Even when i ran to the tropicana, people just crying. People dont get what Something Like this happens is its the unknown. You dont know where it comes thats another thing, george. Its not like you can look and see something and go the other way. That was another thing that was just you didnt know it was only one shooter.
Stormed the shooters room, they say he had taken his own life, surrounded by an arsenal of guns. We have all the latest on the victims, the suspect and the search for his motive beginning this half hour with nbcs Steve Patterson on how it all unfolded. Reporter panic, confusion, chaos. As a barrage of bullets rain down on an outdoor Country Music festival. 22,000 fans packing a portion of the Las Vegas Strip. We have an active shooter. We have an active shooter inside the fairgrounds. Reporter the gunfire broke out during the headlining act, Country Music superstar jason aldean on stage. Within seconds later, terror. People running for their lives. Others ducking for cover as long backtoback bursts of automatic fire rang out. Everyone started stampeding and charging and knocking over grills, jumping over fences, getting out. Reporter it happened just after 10 00 p. M. The lone gunman identified as 64yearold Stephen Paddock shooting from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay. There are peo