Washington National Cathedral sits atop the highest point in Washington, D.C. and is the sixth largest cathedral in the world. This splendid example of Gothic architecture is not only the home to an Episcopal congregation but a house of prayer for all people from around the United States and the world. Construction began in 1907 and the Washington National Cathedral took shape during two World Wars, the Great Depression and 16 presidencies - from President Theodore Roosevelt to President George H.W. Bush. We know it today as a sacred place which holds state funerals of presidents, memorial services of great Americans, as well as national prayer services. In this Episode of the White House 1600 Sessions, White House Historical Association president Stewart D. McLaurin is joined by the Very Reverend Randolph Hollerith, the 11th Dean of Washington National Cathedral, and Reverend Canon Jan Naylor Cope, the Provost of Washington National Cathedral, to discuss the role the Cathedral has played in America’s history and the indelible link it has to those who hold the office of the President of the United States. We also go on a tour of the Cathedral and see where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final Sunday sermon, where a stone taken from the White House during the Truman renovation is embedded into a wall of the Cathedral, and many more treasures. https://lnkd.in/ghsM4XJM
Charlie Birney
2mo
This was a really wonderful look at the history of the National Cathedral. I have spent a lot of time at the Cathedral and learned so much that I did not know! Thank you Stewart! Now I will have to go watch it, as I listened.
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2moThank you for this. A minor correction: the highest point in DC is in Fort Reno Park, well north of the Cathedral.