Event
John Manjiro and Friendship with Japan
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.883856, -77.044094
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (near bookstore)
Dates & Times
Date:
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Time:
10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Duration:
45 minutes
Description
President Calvin Coolidge said, “When John Manjiro returned to Japan it was as if America sent its first Ambassador.” The story of shipwrecked Japanese sailor John Manjiro, like the gift of the cherry trees, illustrates our friendship with Japan.Joseph Mohr Jr. (202) 426-6841.