Word: historicization
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The First Lady was also instrumental in propelling the preservation movement. In 1962 everyone, including the President and his advisers, was resigned to the fact that the historic 19th century town houses around Lafayette Square in Washington would be torn down to make room for a large federal office building...
The White House began to take on its historic designs; the place shone with new paint and gardens. She was ecstatic to find the original woodcuts for wallpaper ordered in the early days. New panels were printed. She relished the great view down toward the Mall from the Truman balcony...
The Charles River basin is subject to a special measure of environmental scrutiny because it is a national historic district, according to Julia B. O'Brien, the MDC's director of planning. The area has special protection under the state's constitution because it is considered park land.
Critics of the central bank contend that Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is jeopardizing the recovery by fighting the wrong war. Not only is inflation dormant, they argue, but Americans are working more efficiently in a fiercer, more global competition. The result is that today's U.S. economy can grow faster...
In a historic meeting, President Clinton spoke with representatives from 200 of the nation's 545 federally recognized Native American tribes, promising new respect and assistance -- and an end to token political gestures.