Treasury Department202-622-0896 Location: Next to the White House on 15th Street, between F & G Sts, NW Metro stops: Metro Center This tour includes the history of the Treasury Department and the building’s architecture history, including a tour of the Andrew Johnson suite. It was in this suite, in 1865, that President Johnson conducted official business for six weeks after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It also includes the beautiful Salmon P. Chase suite, the Cash room (site of Grant’s inaugural reception) and the 1864 burglarproof vault. Tours have been suspended until further notice due to security concerns.
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