The story
A 1962 pork chop dinner here between Soviet and U.S. officials is credited with helping end the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Everything that was here
- 1906–present · still open
The OccidentalRestaurant
A 1962 pork chop dinner here between Soviet and U.S. officials is credited with helping end the Cuban Missile Crisis.
See the map in 1907 → - 1847–present · still open
Round Robin BarBar
Henry Clay introduced the mint julep to Washington in this 'Oval Office of Bars' where Ulysses Grant coined the term 'lobbyist.'
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Willard InterContinental HotelHotel
The 'residence of presidents' where Lincoln hid before his inauguration and the term 'lobbyist' was coined.
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Round Robin Bar at Willard HotelBar
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made final edits to his 'I Have a Dream' speech in this hotel lobby hours before delivering it.
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Nearby history
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9:30 Club (Original)
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Hecht's
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Harvey's Restaurant
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
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