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Turkish Ambassador's Residence Tells Many Tales

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The Everett House, which serves as the Turkish ambassador's residence, is a Washington landmark. It is also famous as the one-time home of the Ertegun family, the brothers who would go on to found Atlantic records and change the sound of American jazz and pop music. But the Erteguns also played a role in Washington history by standing with African Americans in what was, at the time, a deeply segregated city. VOA's Ozlem Tinaz reports.

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