Park Bench Statesman
Baruch was well-known, and often walked or sat in Washington, D.C's Lafayette Park and in New York City's Central Park. It was not uncommon for him to discuss government affairs with other people while sitting on a park bench: he became known for this.
In 1960, on his ninetieth birthday, a commemorative park bench in Lafayette Park across from the White House was dedicated to him by the Boy Scouts.
He continued to advise on international affairs until his death on June 20, 1965, in New York City, at the age of 94. His grave is at Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York City.
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