Special Christmas Tour of Lafayette Square DC! Monday, Dec. 26, 1 pm!

200 17th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20006

26 December, 2022

Description

Join us on this special, day after Christmas afternoon walking tour of America’s most park, Lafayette Square!! In keeping with the holiday spirit, we’ll focus on fun and uplifting stories about the Square’s many heroes and inspiring events. (As well as a few villains and femme fatales.) Monday, Dec. 26, 1 pm. MEET in front of the Organization of American States Building, 200 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006. The tour will draw on stories from the guide’s book, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_History_of_the_Capitol/NaC-zQEACAAJ?hl=en Our fun itinerary will select from: • How a Congressman averted a Civil War • How the Secretary of State freed a wronged woman • Why the Washington Monument is off-kilter• The “miracle mansion” that saved the Mayor’s sister • The President and the friendly Pirate • How an enslaved grocer founded a family dynasty that ended segregation • How an intrepid First Lady saved the Constitution and the Declaration • Winston Churchill’s Christmas treats • The hilarious political fundraiser that gave us the terms “Big Cheese” and “Mammoth” • How the Marquis de Lafayette saved a President, and how three Presidents saved Lafayette! • The benign, mysterious ghosts of St. John’s Church • The astonishing, friendly bet between a Navy hero and an enemy captain • Where “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” was written • Where “I Have a Dream” was written • The First Lady who saved Lafayette Square • The wildest, most fun Inauguration of them all • A famed author’s moving tribute to his deceased wife • America’s greatest caregiver • How Southerners and Northerners conspired to save Mt. Vernon • How a humble washerwoman helped rebuild the District after the War of 1812 • Presidential humor And more! Your host is a former Presidential speechwriter and “Tonight Show” writer, and author of such books on history as: Lost History of the Capitol: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q America A to Z: http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook/dp/B00655SO9S/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1415975803 This tour makes for a great holiday gift, and is a sure-fire way to further spice up a festive weekend!