Special Military History Tour of White House Area, Fri, Sept. 10, 5:30 pm

1700 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,Washington DC 20006

10 September, 2021

Description

Special Military History Tour of White House Area On the 9/11 anniversary weekend, experience the country’s armed-forces traditions by examining some of the dozens of military locales, personalities, and events that have occurred in an around the White House, home of every Commander-in-Chief since John Adams. Starting at an unusual tribute to a U.S. Army division. Ending near the new World War One Memorial. Also the former sites of the War and Navy Departments, and Navy admirals, Army generals, statues and monuments, and many jaw-dropping events related to America’s military history. When: Friday, Sept. 10, 5:30 pm About 2 hours. Where: Meet at Second Infantry Division WWI Memorial, “the Flaming Sword”, Washington, DC 20006. Just northeast of Constitution Ave. and 17th St., N.W., just southwest of the Ellipse. Questions? Contact: [email protected] The tour will draw from these intriguing incidents and personalities: • The new World War One memorial • The secret agent who invented what became the CIA, who wiretapped the President, and who helped Imperial Japan! • A Broadway star and Army hero • The resurrected general who mentored Eisenhower, Patton, and MacArthur • The two top African-American commanders of the world wars—from the same family. • Lafayette’s remarkable relationship with four Commanders-in-Chief • The military genius who marched on Pennsylvania Avenue • How First Ladies bailed out war-time Presidents • Remarkable memorial for the legendary “Big Red One” division • The Bonus Army and Coxey’s Army • The top American general who spied for a foreign power • War-time assassinations in President’s Park • Where America’s greatest military anthem was composed • How a war led to Daylight Savings Time and meatless Mondays • The battle of 2020 • To the shores of Tripoli • War-time protests outside the White House • The spy who brought on Pearl Harbor • The Midnight Ride of—not who you think! • The federal building honoring the worst military family in U.S. military history • The secret lives of allied Generals Rochambeau, Kościuszko, Von Steuben. • Unusual ways of financing wars • Confederate spies near the White House • America’s Florence Nightingale and other war-time heroines • America’s two most motley—and successful--armies 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 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