In front of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter
I am in front of the back of the Capitol.
The famed Union Station!
Riding on the Metro...I'm a seasoned rider now, what with my iPod earbuds in!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Names of reporters who were "killed while covering wars, natural disasters, or violent crimes; who were murdered to silence their work; or whose deaths otherwise were directly related to a news assignment." - Newseum
Jake Tapper, ABC News' senior White House correspondent, came to speak.
Parts of Flight 93
This wall was amazing - it had headlines from all over the world covering the day of September 11, 2001.
An antenna from the WTC.
Don Bolles car. Mr. Bolles was a reporter that investigated and exposed organized crime, corruption, etc. His car was rigged with a bomb, and once lured to a fake meeting, it went off.
This one was cool because it was about Oak Ridge
I forgot what year this was...it was one of the earlier ones.
This exhibit was great - it was a room full of newspapers dating back to the late 1880s. The next few pictures from photos of some.
I thought this was cool - newspaper front pages from the 50 states are displayed every day in the Newseum. This is the local one from Memphis!
More of the Capitol
Down Pennsylvania Ave., heading towards the White House.
I'm going to miss it!
The view from the top of the Newseum
The Berlin Wall
A tower, the only one in the U.S., from the Berlin Wall.
From the Berlin Wall display.
This clock was found at the site of the bombing. It stopped on the exact time the bomb went off.
Pieces of the Ryder truck.
A crankshaft from the Ryder truck that Timothy McVeigh used.
FBI Agent Jim McGee received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a Branch Davidian woman.
A rifle that was among hundreds of guns from the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX.
It was very eerie on the inside.
The cabin
This was interesting...Ted Kaczynski did not want his cabin displayed at the Newseum. It was anyways.