Lesson 60-Page 153.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia.
Designed by the American architect George Bergstrom (1876--1955), and built by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, general contractor John McShain, the building was dedicated on January 15, 1943, after ground was broken for construction on September 11, 1941.
On July 28 Congress authorized funding for a new Department of War building in Arlington, which would house the entire department under one roof,and President Roosevelt officially approved of the Hoover Airport site on September 2. The Hell's Bottom neighborhood, a slum with numerous pawnshops, factories, approximately 150 homes, and other buildings around Columbia Pike, was also cleared to make way for the Pentagon.
George Walker Bush born July 6, 1946) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000.