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Mount Rushmore: Deconstructed
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The White House is a fortress, command center and home to the most powerful person in the world. It has also been cloaked in countless secrets and mysteries over the decades.
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Mt Rushmore Built To Promote Tourism
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Teddy Roosevelt's Family
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America's Book of Secrets: The Monuments Part 1
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Discover the hidden secrets and mysteries of America's most famous landmarks.
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FDR Dedicates Will Rogers Memorial
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In August 1935, American humorist Will Rogers was killed in an airplane accident near Point Barrow, Alaska. In a radio broadcast on November 4, 1938, from Hyde Park, New York, President Franklin Roosevelt pays homage to Rogers and dedicates a memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma.
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Franklin Roosevelt Rededicates the Statue of Liberty
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On October 28, 1936, the statue's 50th anniversary, President Franklin Roosevelt delivers a speech during a rededication ceremony.
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