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| Monday, February, 19 | Day 12 of 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 This is me, Flat Luke! |
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| Today is Presidents Day so I set out to learn about the US Presidents. First I met with George W. Bush and his lovely wife Laura. George W. Bush is the 43rd president. |  Click for a larger view |
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| Next I went to the George Washington Day parade in Alexandria, Virginia. Washington was the first president (but you already knew that!), 1789 to 1797. See George and Martha waving at me from their horse carriage! |  Click for a larger view |
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| Here I am at the Jefferson Memorial. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president, 1801 to 1809. |  Click for a larger view |
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| I saw the Lincoln Memorial. Abe Lincoln was the 16th president, 1861-1865. |  Click for a larger view |
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| Teddy Roosevelt is remember for loving nature. Here I am on Teddy Roosevelt Island. He was the 26th president, 1901 to 1909. |  Click for a larger view |
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| One of the newest memorials is for Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was the 32nd president, 1933 to 1945. |  Click for a larger view |
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| I visited the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. John F. Kennedy was the 34th president, 1961 to 1963. |  Click for a larger view |
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| Of course, I visited the Lyndon Baynes Johnson Memorial Grove. Johnson was the 35th president, 1963 to 1969. Notice the tulips coming up in the foreground! |  Click for a larger view |
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| I stopped at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Ronald Reagon was the 40th president, 1981 to 1989. |  Click for a larger view |
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| Finally, I saw the George Bush CIA Center for Intelligence. That is where the American spies are trained. George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president, 1989 to 1993. | Sorry, this is a secret place and no photo was allowed. |
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| My book today is Washington's Birthday by Clyde Robert Bulla. I learned about George Washington's life. He was very good at math and learned to be a surveyor, that is someone who measures land. I like math, too. |  |
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