Ronald Reagan was the first pres. sworn in on the west front of this bldg., facing the moving vista of the Natl. Mall
He 
placed the Capitol on the west end of Jenkin's Hill which he described as " a 
pedestal ... except for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
Center which was .... Takoma Park was the first commuter suburb in the area and 
was originally... [DOC] [TLE] 50 Moments That Shaped Washington, DC | Washingtonian [PAR] Sep 30, 2015 ...