Heroes and Heroines Tour of Lafayette Square DC! Jan. 22!!

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20004

22 January, 2022

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Special Heroes and Heroines Tour of Lafayette Square DC! Saturday, Jan. 22! Special Heroes and Heroines Tour of Lafayette Square DC! Saturday, Jan. 22, 1 pm!! Join us on this special walking tour of America’s most park, Lafayette Square, and the White House neighborhood!! Normally a "scandal tour," we’ll focus this time on fun and uplifting stories about the Square’s many heroes and inspiring events. (As well as a few villains and femme fatales.) Forecast is cool, but sunny. Dress warmly, and we'll walk briskly! Saturday, Jan. 22, 1 pm MEET in the lobby of the Willard Hotel, or outside the front entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue. 401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20004 About 2 hours in length. The tour will draw on stories from the guide’s book, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788;jsessionid=038717C145FB853CCBDEDDA8A59A0DA0.prodny_store01-atgap13?ean=9781476674865 Our fun itinerary will select from: • The “miracle mansion” that saved the Mayor’s sister • The President and the friendly Pirate • How an enslaved grocer founded a family dynasty that ended segregation • How an intrepid First Lady saved the Constitution and the Declaration • Winston Churchill’s Christmas treats • The hilarious political fundraiser that gave us the terms “Big Cheese” and “Mammoth” • How a Congressman averted a Civil War • How the Secretary of State freed a wronged woman • Why the Washington Monument is off-kilter • How the Marquis de Lafayette saved a President, and how three Presidents saved Lafayette! • The benign, mysterious ghosts of St. John’s Church • The astonishing, friendly bet between a Navy hero and an enemy captain • Where “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” was written • Where “I Have a Dream” was written • The First Lady who saved Lafayette Square • The wildest, most fun Inauguration of them all • A famed author’s moving tribute to his deceased wife • America’s greatest caregiver • How Southerners and Northerners conspired to save Mt. Vernon • How a humble washerwoman helped rebuild the District after the War of 1812 • Presidential humor And more! Your host is a former Presidential speechwriter and “Tonight Show” writer, and author of such books on history as: Lost History of the Capitol: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q America 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 This tour is a sure-fire way to further spice up a festive weekend! 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