Walking Tour of Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Times, Washington D.C.

900 Ohio Drive Southwest,Washington DC 20024

05 July, 2021

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Walking Tour of Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Times, Washington D.C., Monday July 5, George Mason Memorial to the White House! Held along the scenic Tidal Basin, the National Mall & the White House’s Lafayette Square, on Independence Day Observed, this tour will examine the accomplishments of, and many crises faced, by Jefferson—D.C.’s first two-term President--during the American Revolution, in Europe, and during wild stay in the then-new Executive Mansion. And of his friends & rivals Alexander Hamilton, George Mason, James Madison, George Washington, & John Adams, and others, all of whom left a significant mark on the capital, and America, from the first July 4th and thereafter. Monday, July 5, 11 am. MEET at the GEORGE MASON memorial near the Jefferson Memorial. $21. 2 to 2.5 hours. Nearest metros: Smithsonian & Metro Center. PRE-REGISTER and Pre-Pay at— Airbnb Experiences: https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/412812 Or Eventbrite: Or PayPal, sending $21 to [email protected]: https://www.paypal.com/us/home We’ll walk from the Mason & Jefferson Memorials to the White House & Lafayette Square. And discover: • A traitor’s attempted betrayal of Jefferson’s Lewis & Clark expedition • Mason’s battle against—the U.S. Constitution • The mysterious Jefferson Pier • The Marquis de Lafayette’s amazing & perilous associations with multiple American Presidents • Inventor of farm, kitchen, and spy apparatus • The undeclared naval war, and declared trade war, that nearly wrecked Jefferson’s second term • Sally Hemings and Maria Cosway • Disputes over the Jefferson Memorial • Rollercoaster relationship with John Adams • “The room where it happened” • The “miracle mansion” of TJ’s militia chief • The scoundrel who betrayed Jefferson, killed Hamilton, and tried setting up his own country—with the head of the U.S. Army! • Architect-in-Chief: Did TJ secretly design the White House? • When Jefferson was almost hanged • How Mason & Jefferson ended the slave trade—from Minnesota to the Mediterranean! • President Jefferson’s “First Lady” • How TJ came to write the Declaration of Independence, and its secret coda • And more! We’re highly rated on TripAdvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Your tour guide is a former speechwriter to the President of the United States, a former writer for Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show”, & author of the newly published, hidden history of Lafayette Square—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=&sr= And: https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook/dp/B076MR3XS3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Questions?: [email protected] Bring your walking shoes, and perhaps water, and dress appropriately for the weather. Think history is boring? Not on our tours! Your host is a former writer for Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show”, a former presidential speechwriter, and the author of the book America from 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