The story
Lincoln ate oysters at this 'Restaurant of the Presidents' where J. Edgar Hoover dined daily and every president from Grant to LBJ visited.
Everything that was here
- 1858–1991
Harvey's RestaurantRestaurant
Lincoln ate oysters at this 'Restaurant of the Presidents' where J. Edgar Hoover dined daily and every president from Grant to LBJ visited.
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