WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join
leaders of the Ford’s Theater Society, the National Park Service and
the District of Columbia at a press conference and ribbon-cutting on Wednesday,
Feb. 11 to re-open Ford’s Theatre. He will speak at the event to initiate
the celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
Ford’s Theatre Society, in partnership with the National Park Service,
is reopening the doors of Ford’s Theatre after an 18-month renovation.
| Who: | Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Paul Tetreault, Managing Director of Ford’s Theatre Wayne Reynolds, Chairman, Ford’s Theatre Society Board of Trustees Rex Tillerson, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign Chairman Mayor Adrian Fenty and Members of the D.C. City Council Daniel Wenk, Acting Director, National Park Service Peggy O'Dell, Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service Kym Elder, Superintendent, Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site |
| What: | Re-opening of Ford’s Theatre and Initiation of Lincoln Birthday Bicentennial |
| When: | Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:00 a.m. Press Conference 10:40 a.m. Ribbon cutting & photo opportunity with all principals 10:50 – 11:00 a.m. Paul Tetreault will take questions from attendees |
| Where: | Ford’s Theatre’s new lobby: 511 Tenth Street, NW. Press conference attendees will need to enter the theatre through the old lobby, south of the theatre. |