Ides of March Presidential Assassinations Tour of Lafayette Square DC!

600 17th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20006

15 March, 2022

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Ides of March Assassinations Tour of Lafayette Square DC! Rumors swirl these days about Russian attempts to kill Ukrainian president Zelensky, or a possible "palace plot" by Russian dissidents to take out Kremlin despot Putin. Yet assassinations, murder conspiracies, and "decapitation attacks" on the highest-ranking officials have occurred right here at home, in President's Park--Lafayette Square. On the Ides of March, the date of Julius Caesar's assassination, take a wild walking tour to the sites of the White House neighborhood's bloodiest sites! Meet: Outside the elegant Winder Building, (USTR Offices), 604 17th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Thrill over: • The assassination attempt on President Theodore Roosevelt • The brutal knife attack on President Lincoln's Secretary of State • The most likely site for a terrorist attack on the presidential complex • The bloody assassination attempt on President Truman • The daring American attempt to free Lafayette from a foreign prison • How First Lady Dolley Madison was nearly captured by foreign invaders • The murder of President William McKinley • A Congressman's murder of Francis Scott Key's son • The walking path taken by President Lincoln on his final day on Earth • The duel to the death between two Navy Commodores, and a House Speaker • The attempted killing of Vice President Andrew Johnson • Secret Service efforts to protect Presidents • The attempted shooting of President Franklin Roosevelt • The attempted murder of President Andrew Jackson • The first two attempts to kill President Lincoln, and the plot to kill Confederate President Jefferson Davis • Attempts to kill Presidents Reagan and Ford • Attempts to capture and hang Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry • The path taken by the assassin of President Garfield And more! When: Sunday, March 17, 5:30 pm. MEET: Outside the elegant Winder Building, (USTR Offices), 604 17th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. How long & how much: About 2 hours, starting at about $21 Who: Ed Moser, author of the book on Lafayette Square's bloody history: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788 And the wild history of the Capitol Building: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q And a history of the Presidents: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Term-Jinx-Presidents-Washington-Theodore-Roosevelt/dp/1530790514 Enjoy America's highest-rated TripAdvisor tour!: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Plenty of pubs and restaurants nearby to calm one's shaken nerves afterwards!