Brisk, informative look at the most famous landmark buildings in Washington, D.C, culminating in a final look at Washington, D.C. in springtime with the Japanese cherry blossoms in full bloom. And since these TravelTalks are filmed in color, the scenery is gorgeous.
Narrated by FitzPatrick himself, these are the sort of short films we used to see in school auditoriums when I was growing up.
Buildings glimpsed include the White House, the Capitol, The Treasury building, Department of Interior (built during FDR's administration for 13 million), Union Station, U.S. Supreme Court, The Smithsonian Institute, and the British, Swiss, Japan and French embassies.
Also the American Red Cross building to honor the work of Clara Barton built in 1891, Pan American Union Building, and finally the Ford Theater where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, as well as the house across the street where he died. The Lincoln Memorial is shown, built in 1915 to celebrate the life of the man who saved the Union.
It's the sort of documentary any student of history would want to see.