Park Service Director: I Discussed Closing Monuments With White House
11:53 AM, Oct 16, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER
National Park Service director Jarvis said he discussed closing the open-air monuments and memorials with the White House, as well as the secretary of the Interior Department:
“Yes, I did,” says the director when asked whether he discussed the closures with the secretary of the Interior Department.
“You didn’t discuss it with anyone in the White House, did you?” asks a congressman.
“Um, in — several times, on the phone, with the White House, I presented with the secretary my decission,” says the director. “But it was never the reverse–”
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