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Sara Murphy

Sara Murphy

Sara Murphy is the Collections Manager and Museum Specialist in the Division of Political History at the National Museum of American History. Her research focus is primarily the World War 1 Homefront.

Stories from this author

The train carrying President George H. W. Bush, following in the tradition of Lincoln, Garfield and Eisenhower, will travel along a published 70-mile route so that mourners can gather along the way to witness the journey.

The Somber History of the Presidential Funeral Train

This grand tradition has allowed Americans across the country to pay their respects to the chief executive