Walking Tour of Thomas Jefferson's & George Mason’s Astonishing Lives, DC!

900 Ohio Drive Southwest,Washington DC 20024

19 December, 2020

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Walking Tour of Thomas Jefferson's & George Mason’s Astonishing Lives, Washington DC, Saturday, December 19, 1 pm, George Mason Memorial! Held near the scenic Tidal Basin, the National Mall & the White House’s Lafayette Square, this tour will examine the accomplishments of, and many crises faced, by Jefferson—D.C.’s first two-term President--during his wild stay in office. And of his friends & rivals Mason, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, & John Adams, all of whom left a significant mark the capital, and America. 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 Mediterrean! • 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= Bring your walking shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather. Think history is boring? Not on our tours!