Irene watched as the pompous Senator Vickie McLoren strolled up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial wearing a vibrant red blazer and an insipid smile, waving to throngs of roaring fans below her feet. The 2,030-foot-long and 167-foot-wide Reflecting Pool was designed by Henry Bacon, the same architect as the Lincoln Memorial. It is the visual link between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.
