CSPAN3 American July 3, 2024
The tidal basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground and scene of a political scandal. National mall and Memorial Communications chief met us on site to talk about the areas history and famous japanese cherry trees. We are at the edge of. The tidal basin in washington, d. C. Home to the world famous cherry trees which blossom every spring. Wellknown to washingtonians, people across, the country, and in fact, people across the world. But had you been here before 1890 or so . We would be in the middle of the potomac river. This area has evol...