Boundary Stones
When the President Commuted to the Oval Office from Alexandria, VA
Special | 3m 6s
For 10 days in 1974, the President of the United States lived on a regular street in Alexandria, VA.
After Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal, Gerald Ford found himself in uncharted territory. When Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, the White House was not yet ready for him. So, for the first 10 days of his Presidency, Ford commuted to the Oval Office and his suburban neighborhood home in Alexandria, Virginia became the unlikely epicenter of American politics.
Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA
Boundary Stones
When the President Commuted to the Oval Office from Alexandria, VA
Special | 3m 6s
After Richard Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal, Gerald Ford found himself in uncharted territory. When Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, the White House was not yet ready for him. So, for the first 10 days of his Presidency, Ford commuted to the Oval Office and his suburban neighborhood home in Alexandria, Virginia became the unlikely epicenter of American politics.
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Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA