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FDR also got personally involved in the infrastructure project of Washington National Airport [View all]
FDR encouraged the idea of basing the design of main National Airport terminal (1941) on nearby Mount Vernon as a tribute to George Washington:
FDR also got personally involved in infrastructure project of National Airport DC ..., opened eighty years ago this year—he also watched the first {plane} (DC-3) officially landing on its runway:
Link to tweet
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