Guard in Front of Seward House

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I wonder how the pundits of yesteryear would handle security issues today... Right now, we are trying to plan one of the trips for the Surratt conference that will take us into some important buildings in D.C. Thanks to 9/11, however, buses cannot get within 2-3 blocks of most of these buildings. It poses a walking issue for many of our conference attendees who are no longer spring chickens. Gone are the days when we can unload at the door and have the bus wait around the corner!