Talk:Washington, D.C.

From Muppet Wiki

Congress

I'm trying to remember how many times the Muppets have appeared on Capitol Hill. Kermit's got at least two, I know Elmo has one, and I want to say Grover did as well, but I might be thinking of a university appearance -- or maybe he did both and I'm confused. We should start a list here and break it out to its own article if there are enough of them. —Scott (talk) 03:44, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, as far as I can determine, Grover never has, just universities. Here's the link to Elmo's visit: House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Hearing. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 04:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

And here's a nice NY Times article from 1988 about what appears to be Kermit's first visit to Capitol Hill, when Jim was still alive; he didn't actually appear before Congress, but spoke with congressmen at a press conference advocating child seatbelt awareness. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 04:40, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Sweet find! I don't know when I'll get around to this though. I'll place an attention tag on the article. —Scott (talk) 01:09, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I have some links for Sesame / White House events:

• Ready to Learn event at the White House. Laura introduces Mr. Rogers. Elmo is there. April 3, 2002.

• National Humanities Medal 2003: Joan Ganz Cooney honored. Nov. 14, 2003.

• Holiday 2004: Cookie Monster walk-around appears at the White House. Dec. 6, 2004.

• Visit to Galli Galli Sim Sim: Laura tapes a segment for the show. Another picture here. March 2, 2006.

• National Building Museum event honoring Sesame Workshop and the Mosaic Foundation. Elmo, Khokha, Laura and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan. May 9, 2006.

• National Book Festival. Laura appears with Elmo at the White House. Sept 30, 2006.

• Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner. May 30, 2007. Laura Bush is honored for her commitment to children's literacy, and gives a speech. Pic of Elmo posing with Laura and the Bush girls.

And here's a gallery of pics. -- Danny (talk) 02:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Cookie Monster at the White House, 2004.	Laura visits Galli Galli Sim Sim, 2006.		Elmo, Khokha, Laura and Queen Rania, 2006.
National Book Festival event, 2006.	Elmo, Laura and the Bush girls, 2007.