On Feb 7th, 2023, the staff of Belmont, the James Monroe Museum, and the Papers of James Monroe were treated to a field trip for a special tour of the White House and the Decatur House, followed by a visit to the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery (next door to the Smithsonian Castle) to see the Gari Melchers portrait of Teddy Roosevelt. We did not see the Bidens’ dog Major but we did see his dog run. From the bus on the way home, I snapped a few more pics: the new African American Museum near the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, the Potomac River, and the Air Force Memorial.