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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
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Permits are required for many activities so they will not conflict with each other or with general visitation. For more information, please contact the Park Programs office at 202-619-7225.
Lincoln Assasination  

Did You Know?
Four American Presidents have been assassinated; Lincoln in 1865, Garfield in 1881, McKinley in 1901, and Kennedy in 1963. Full time Secret Service protection for Presidents began soon after McKinley’s assassination. Protection for former Presidents started after Kennedy’s assassination.

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