Inaugural “Spies of Downtown D.C.” Tour

1127 Connecticut Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20036

26 September, 2021

Description

Inaugural “Spies of Downtown D.C.” Tour!! A brisk stroll about the K St. and White House areas reveals the amazing array of secret agents who’ve long pursued espionage in America’s capital. Follow the cloak-and-dagger deeds of famous and infamous spies across 230 years of undercover history. In the first-ever tour of this kind! About 2 hours in length. Closest Metros: Farragut North. Many nearby parking garages. Meet: At the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 The tour will end near Lafayette Square. Itinerary will select from: • The Soviet spy nest that placed agents in the top ranks of the FBI and CIA. • George Washington’s spy ring • Nazi plotters in downtown hotels and restaurants. • Modern techniques of friendly and hostile nations. • The high-level Treasury official and “mole” for a murderous foreign power. • Recent espionage in the House and Senate. • The top-ranking Army commander who worked for the other side. • A master at counter-espionage, and at snooping on U.S. citizens. • Presidential assassins in Lafayette Square. • Confederate spies a stone’s throw from Lincoln’s White House. • From Iran to Nicaragua. • The spy who helped burn down the White House. • The Senator who aided the Underground Railroad. • The femme fatale responsible for the deaths of thousands. • The godfather of the CIA and NSA who eavesdropped on the President. And more! Your guide is a former “Tonight Show” writer, an ex-Presidential speechwriter. Many of the tales told on the tour will come from his recent books-- The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal & Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square: https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette/dp/1476674868/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr The Lost Capitol: The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Plenty of nearby restaurants for dinner afterwards. Guide's tours are rated more highly than the Eiffel Tower or Rome’s Colosseum!: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Think history’s dull? Think again! ` 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