Petticoat Affair

Given its proximity to the White House, the square is notable for innumerable scandals, most famously for Confederate spy “Rebel Rose.”

The restaurant here was the site of secret meetings to solicit contributions for the Iran-Contra operation.

The famous site of the NSC's cover-up of the Iran-Contra paper trail.

An American soldier and statesman, involved in the controversial Trail of Tears, but also famous for making the White House accessible to the public and for listening to the people.

Learn about James Garfield, who was assassinated after only a few months in office.

The second-largest mansion in the Square area after the White House was the home of Commodore Stephen Decatur, a hero of the early-1800s Barbary Pirate Wars.