Assassinations Tour of Lafayette Square and environs, May 22!

600 17th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20006

22 May, 2021

Description

Assassinations Tour of Lafayette Square and environs The newly reopened Lafayette Square by the White House over to Ford’s Theater has an amazing number of locales relating to attempts on the lives of the Presidents and other high-ranking officials. This unique walking tour will detail the startling events that occurred on these streets. Meet at the Winder Building, 600 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006. Nearest metros: Metro Center and Smithsonian. Parking in the public lots north of the White House. Length of tour: About 2.25 hours. We’re wrap things up before the afternoon heat sets in. Lots of restaurants nearby for lunch afterwards. Some of our action-packed itinerary!: • The route of the walk President Lincoln took on the day of his slaying • Where an insane killer stalked President Garfield in Lafayette Square • The man who killed John Wilkes Booth—or did he? • The bloody attempt to kill President Truman. • Where John Wilkes Booth met Mrs. Grant. • The maiming of the Secretary of State • The astonishing plot to kill Confederate President Jefferson Davis • The first presidential assassination attempt • The hulking guard whose critical absence led to Mr. Lincoln’s demise • The deadly enemy spies within a block of the White House • The curse of Lincoln’s son • The congressman who shot to death the D.A. • The shooting of Teddy Roosevelt, and the unknown attempt on the life of his cousin Franklin Roosevelt • The curse of Ford’s Theater • A reenactment of Lincoln’s murder And more! Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, the writer of a new book on the history of presidential politics: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Term-Jinx-Presidents-Washington-Theodore-Roosevelt-ebook/dp/B01K0NT0CK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1470725131&sr=1-1&keywords=two+term+jinx 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 We’re on TripAdvisor!: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html And all over social media: https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/ Think history is boring? Think again!