Bastille Day Tour of Famous French-Americans, Lafayette Square DC!

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,Washington DC 20006

14 July, 2022

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Bastille Day Tour of Famous French-Americans, Thursday July 14, 6 pm, Lafayette Square, White House Neighborhood DC! Celebrate the culture of France and its long-term alliance with, and influence on, America, with a White House area tour of famed French-Americans? Where: Lafayette Square, D.C., at the Battle of New Orleans/Andrew Jackson statue in middle of the Square. Length: About 2 hours Email: [email protected] Your guide, an ex-Tonight Show writer and former Presidential speechwriter, is the author of a history of Lafayette Square: https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7 And the U.S. Capitol Building: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-history-of-the-capitol-edward-p-moser/1139708776 Learn about the great deal of French and French-American influence right in America’s founding park, Lafayette Square!: • The Frenchman who joined George Washington’s army as a teenager, as a major general! • The French-American officer who won a famous victory over pirates. • The French pirate who helped the Americans win a famous victory. • How a First Lady of French descent saved Lafayette Square. • The American President who saved the Marquis of Lafayette’s life! • The First Lady who saved Lafayette’s life a second time! • The remarkable White House area constructions during the two world wars to save France. • The renowned African-American sculpture by a French-American sculptor. • How a brilliant spy helped a general of French descent win a major Civil War battle. • The American President with ancestors from an oppressed French religious group. • The teacher of French ancestry who inspired the Lewis and Clark expedition. • The French explorer critical to the success of that expedition. • The French commander who was key to winning the American Revolution’s critical battle. • The French-born architects who designed the Capitol Building. • The American who secretly built the White House from a French design. • The American who ghost-wrote France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man. • The French philosopher who invented the American form of government. • The French financial wizard who cut the nation’s debt while funding the largest real estate deal in history. • The French aristocrat who acted as a secret American agent for the largest real estate deal in history. • The French-born civil engineer who founded, and was fired by, “Washington”. • The congressman of French descent who saved the American President from a charge of manslaughter! • The French steward who saved a President from drowning • And more!! We’re TripAdvisor’s highest-rated tour in the capital city: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html Vive la France! In Lafayette Square D.C.!!