Carter Signs Quadrangle Planning Bill
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PrintPresident Jimmy Carter signs a bill (P.L. 96-36) authorizing the appropriation of $500,000 for planning of the South Quadrangle Project. The Quadrangle will be located behind the Smithsonian Institution Building "Castle," and will contain a center for African, Near Eastern and Asian Cultures.
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July 20, 1979
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