Special Crime and Assassinations History Walking Tour of Downtown D.C.!

1 First Street Northeast,Washington DC 20543

08 January, 2023

Description

With the recent release of CIA records pertaining to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, interest has grown in the murder of JFK, and in other presidential killings and congressional assaults. So it seems an appropriate time to examine the many locales in D.C., stretching from the Capitol Building to Ford’s Theater, that relate to assassinations and other high-profile crimes. When: Sunday, January 8, high noon. About 2 and 1/4 hours. Where: Meet at the front steps of the Supreme Court building, First Street N.E., Washington DC, DC 20003. The tour will draw from these intriguing incidents and personalities: • The first attempted assassination of a President • Bombings and breaches of the Capitol Building • When an assassin stalked a President during his inauguration • The gallows of the Capitol • The time the House of Representatives was shot up • The first convicted murderer in the new capital city • The attempted assassination of President Truman • When the life of a First Lady was in peril • When the life of a Vice President was in peril • The shooting of Teddy Roosevelt • Who killed the second President who was assassinated? • The purported plot to poison Presidents William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor • When U.S. Grant was almost killed • Deaths of and dangers to Congressmen • The site of President Garfield’s assassination • The attempt to kill Franklin Roosevelt • The hotel of John Wilkes Booth • The purported plot to kill President James Buchanan • The first, unsuccessful attempt to kill President Lincoln • President William McKinley and Lincoln’s son • The attempt to kill Lincoln’s Vice-President, and General Grant too • The second, unsuccessful attempt to kill President Lincoln • The lair of the Booth conspirators • Attempts to kill Presidents Ford and Reagan • The attempt to kidnap Lincoln • The haunt of Lincoln’s bodyguard—and assassin • The attempt to kill Lincoln’s Secretary of State • Main theories of the JFK assassination • The changing role of the Secret Service over time • The secret, still-existing entrance to Ford’s Theater And more! Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, the author of various history books: The Lost History of the Capitol!: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-history-of-the-capitol-edward-p-moser/1139708776?ean=9781493055913 The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood!: https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr The Presidents’ Two-Term Jinx!: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-two-term-jinx-edward-p-moser/1124219089 Think history’s boring? Think again!! Our TripAdvisor site!: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Join us for this look at some of the fateful incidents in the history of the capital city Questions? Contact: [email protected]