claim: "the government is trying to now close the lincoln memorial for any kind of large gatherings."
author: glenn beck
evidence_1: jun 30, 2011 ... today, june 30, 2011, glenn beck ends his two-and-a-half-year television ... is  trying to now close the lincoln memorial for any kind of large gatherings. ...  however, we found beck was dead-on with a statistic used to underpin one of his  central themes: that the federal government needs to rein in spending.
evidence_2: apr 3, 2017 ... vietnam veterans memorial: equipment set-up of any kind is prohibited at ... the  hains point (east potomac park) picnic areas can be reserved at www.recreation .gov ... volleyball courts: near the lincoln memorial (rock creek and ... public  gathering permits include special events and demonstrations
evidence_3: the national mall is a national park in downtown washington, d.c., the capital of  the united .... the life-size statue, which is now located at the national zoological  park (the ... in october 2013, a two-week federal government shutdown closed  the ... between the capitol steps and the lincoln memorial, the mall spans 1.9 ...
evidence_4: designed after the temples of ancient greece, lincoln memorial national .... the  lincoln memorial has been the site of many large public gatherings and ...
evidence_5: today's hours ... 1922, a large crowd gathered for the dedication of the lincoln  memorial. ... from that day forward, the lincoln memorial became a national  gathering ... thousand negroes to get together and march anywhere for anything  at any time. ... on july 1, 1941, to end discrimination in government defense  industries.