Google Maps says the trip takes about 8 minutes. Personal experience has put it at 10 to 15 minutes - in no traffic. But at lunch time? Locals will tell you to plan for 20 minutes if you want to run across the river for lunch.
Guess who did it in 5 minutes flat?
That's right, the President and Vice President when they decided they'd go on over to Ray's Hell Burgers (and escape the White House mess) for lunch. According to the President's daily log:
- 12:26 p.m. - The President leaves the White House.
- 12:31 p.m. - The President is standing in line, waiting to order a medium-well burger with dijon mustard
Five minutes. Seriously. Five minutes to get down 17th Street, go across the Roosevelt Bridge, and make it past all the traffic lights along Wilson Boulevard. Man, it's worth it becoming the President just for that simple perk alone.So, why are you running for President?
If you like the dining around Arlington and Alexandria, but work in the District, Presidential motorcades might just make your Top 10 List.
Or Top 11, if you think "10-item lists are for cowards".
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