Talk:Willard InterContinental Washington

The 1922 fire you mention caused an amusing anecdote. Calvin Coolidge lived in the hotel at the time (there was no official vice presidential residence in those days) and was awoken to evacuate in the middle of the night. After the fire was under control and he'd gotten tired of standing around outside, he asked the fire marshall if he could return to his room. The marshall asked who he was and he responded that he was the Vice President. The marshall cleared him to go in, but another fireman immediately came up and urgently whispered into the marshall's ear. The marshall then ran in after Coolidge and said "Hey! Get back here! I thought you were the vice president of the hotel!" Turtle Fan (talk) 04:30, September 29, 2015 (UTC)