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Chris: the library's original mission was to be the research arm for congress. which is still one of its roles. >> there is a tunnel that allows members and their staff, and the library staff to go back and forth. chris: is been called the most beautiful public space in america built in 1897 for $7 million. which was under budget and ahead of schedule. paden fell love with reading is a little girl. >> i would read a cereal box, i would read anything. chris: when she discovered libraries.- they are the largest treasure chest because you never know what you can find. >> they came towards us, bea...

>> it's pretty sweet, i've been smiling a lot of my teeth are hurting. chris: it's great to be katie these days. since the olympics she's made a triumphant return to washington. she got bryce hopper to hold her metals while she throughout the first pitch at a game. and with young patrons of the children's hospital and live back to her former school to meet with students. it's. >> what is michael phelps light? >> he is nice is a consumer. chris: boy makes especially sweet as she can look back on the fulfillment. >> i fulfilled all my goals in rio, and that's the best any athlete can have. chris...

Chris: mag? >> go ahead. chris: the hope diamond. it is only 1 inch in diameter but has been an object of fascination for centuries. peeking technically, how good of a diamond is that? >> it is a diamond with great clarity, is a near flawless stone, the combination of the size, the color, and the clarity of it make its unmatched diamond. it really is one-of-a-kind. chris: in the 21st century, why do we need when tunnels? can she get's on computer models? >> short answer is no. chris: we are at the windtunnel of the university of maryland. since 1949 they've tested everything from plane models ...

Chief of history and we met at a huge warehouse outside of washington. it holds thousands of pieces of military arts and artifacts. do you ever feel like you are in that huge warehouse at the end of indiana joe's? we. >> we make that joke all the time. chris: but we were there to see the army stash of nazi propaganda. 586 pieces seized during hitler's fall and sent back to the u.s. ♪ ♪ hitler's retreat at his garden luxurious residence. chris: he was appointed by president roosevelt. >> why was it so important to remove this art from germany postwar? >> they believe that the presence of th...

Challenger. >> it was an honor to be chosen with the first american woman to be in space. but it's given me the ability to do is try to make a difference now and young girls rides into try to get them back. >> it's a beautiful thing to look at, the history is mysterious and intriguing. chris: jeffrey posed as the curator for the jon institution of natural history. any talking about the hope diamond. >> blue diamonds have always been very rare, so it's hard to lose a blue diamond history. chris: and what history tab. in the 1600s the friends merchant tavern gay founded in india. and sold it to ...