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The Omni Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. It is located two blocks from another major hotel, the Marriott Wardman Park, the largest hotel in the city. Built in 1930 by local construction company owner Harry Bralove, the building was designed by Waddy Butler Wood. The hotel has also been an entertainment venue, having been a regular venue for Mark Russell and the Capitol Steps. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. ==History== On 4 March 1933, the first inaugural ball of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was held at the hotel. The hotel was outfitted with a special ramp and elevator to accommodate the needs of the new president. Subsequently, the Shoreham has hosted inaugural balls for every subsequent president of the 20th Century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Overview of Shoreham Hotel )〕 President Bill Clinton played the saxophone at his inaugural ball held at the hotel on 21 January 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Bill Clinton First Inaugural )〕 Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon had his official residence in the Shoreham Hotel, during the period the government-in-exile of the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established in Washington, D.C. from May, 1942 until his death in August, 1944. The third-floor suite (the Franklin D. Roosevelt suite) he and his family stayed in was fully enclosed, and the glassed-in balcony can still be seen to this day. During that time, the Philippine and American flags flew outside the hotel.〔Molina, Antonio.'' The Philippines: Through the centuries''. Manila: University of Sto. Tomas Cooperative Press, 1961. Print.〕 Dr. Chris Lambertsen demonstrated his Lambertsen Amphibious Respiratory Unit (LARU) MK II, an oxygen rebreather, to individuals who were in the process of forming a maritime unit for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in November 1942 at the Shoreham Hotel. Over the years, the Shoreham has been the Washington home of many prominent politicians, including Senator Stuart Symington from Missouri. During the late 1940s and early 1950s when he was first Secretary of the Air Force, Symington was known to host President Harry S. Truman for all-night poker games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Shoreham Hotel History )〕 On 10 February 1964, The Beatles booked the entire 7th floor of the hotel for one evening while they were in Washington to give a concert at the Washington Coliseum during their first American tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Beatles First US Concert )〕 Later that year in December, Denny Doherty performed his first show with John Phillips and Michelle Phillips, as The New Journeymen. With the addition of Cass Elliot, they would go on to be known as The Mamas & the Papas.〔Phillips, J., Elliot, C., Phillips, M., Doherty, D., Hall, G., Hall, M., et al. (1988). Straight shooter The story of John Phillips and the Mamas & the Papas. Santa Monica, CA: Rhino Home Video.〕 The Conservative Political Action Conference took place at the Omni from 2006 through 2009.〔High spirits and low expectations at CPAC (amconmag.com )〕〔CPAC 2007 (nraila.org )〕〔CPAC 2006 (nraila.org )〕 The Shoreham was featured in the 1987 film ''No Way Out'', when at an Inaugural Ball the character played by Kevin Costner, Commander Tom Farrell, first meets the character Susan Atwell played by Sean Young. 〔 No Way Out 1987 ''Movie Tourist'' http://movie-tourist.blogspot.com/2012/09/no-way-out-1987.html. Accessed April 17, 2015 〕 In the 2003 film ''Shattered Glass'' about the journalism scandal at The New Republic perpetrated by Stephen Glass, the hotel is mentioned by name and a fictional version is depicted, as Glass claims to have attended a conference of Young Republicans held there. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omni Shoreham Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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