The reflecting pool resurfacing has had many dramatic twists and turns, from algae to arrests to a second draining. Jackie Lay/NPR
Jackie Lay/NPR
Of the many political dramas unfolding on any given day in the nation’s capital, one character has emerged as an unlikely star: the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The shallow, rectangular landmark has been the site of historic speeches and presidential inaugurations over the decades. But now, at age 104, it’s taken on
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