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At this self-proclaimed ‘Residence of Presidents’, folklore has Ulysses S. Grant coining the term “lobbyists” as a label for those who loitered after him in the Willard’s lobby (never mind references to the verb “lobbying” from before The Willard opened its doors). The Willard claims to have introduced the famously southern libation, the Mint Julep, to Washingtonians.

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Photo by Matt Roth<br />
Assignment ID: 30146508A<br />
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At this self-proclaimed ‘Residence of Presidents’, folklore has Ulysses S. Grant coining the term “lobbyists” as a label for those who loitered after him in the Willard’s lobby (never mind references to the verb “lobbying” from before The Willard opened its doors). The Willard claims to have introduced the famously southern libation, the Mint Julep, to Washingtonians.