On Wednesday last week, Karen and I had probably our most exciting day of the week. It started off meeting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his private chambers. His staff is so friendly and I think we adopted his secretary LaShawn to come visit us at the Jeffers’ Inn. After nearly two hours of sitting with the Justice and talking about so many life issues, he graciously called LaShawn in so we could have a picture with him.
As we were getting ready to leave, Justice Thomas gave us a pictorial book of the Supreme Court and inscribed it:
“To David and Karen Jeffers – Thank you for your sacrifice to our country. And thank you both for all you continue to do. Clarence Thomas 9/10/08”
To get a sense of the private tour we got, I would recommend you buy the book “The Supreme Court of the United States” by Fred J. Maroon (text by Suzy Maroon). Justice Thomas’ chambers is on page 120-121. Or you can just come by the house, have a cup of coffee and look at ours if you’re in the neighborhood!
After lunch Karen and I headed to the National Mall where we first saw the magnificent Washington Monument:
Next, getting our exercise in we headed towards the Lincoln Memorial going past the beautiful World War II Memorial:
We then headed to something I’ve wanted to see since I was a little boy; the Lincoln Memorial. We made the climb up those majestic steps:
And then we entered into truly hallowed grounds. The statue of Lincoln is breathtaking:
Looking back towards the Washington Monument is quite a sight:
We left there and took another stroll past the solemn Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, known as The Wall:
On our way to our last destination for the day, my baby the banker just had to have a picture of her in front of the Federal Reserve Bank (sorry you got shaded out sweetie!):
And our last stop of the day was to what I consider the most amazing building in the world, the home of the most powerful person in the world. To stand before the White House and look towards it from across the grounds is a powerful moment. Regardless your politics, there is just something about taking in this scenery:
As you can see Day Two was a most excellent vacation day. Tomorrow we’ll look at our visit to the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial.
How incredible of a day ya’ll must be having Brother. Do your best to keep your hands in your pockets if you should pass by some of our less faithful and patriotic Representatives…haha You are my meek and faithful friend and I soar to see you and your bride with such honorable company.
Byron and Roya send
I love the pictures Dave- that must have been such an awesome trip. God Bless! Carolyn
I am really enjoying this tour, Dave!
Looks like you are having a wonderful time. The pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip.