Walter Washington
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Walter Edward Washington was an American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing, Washington was the chief executive of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1979, serving as th
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Marion Barry
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Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the Di
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…to be Mayor, suggested that the problems in the District of Columbia were because of Washington's inability to manage city services. Council Member Marion Barry, another rival, accused him of "bumbling and bungling in an inefficiently run city government." Washington was also constrained by the fact that then…
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Barry in 1996
Barry at the 1998 Saint Patrick's Day parade in Washington, D.C.
Barry in 2007