Veterans Day Military History Tour of the White House Neighborhood!

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20004

11 November, 2022

Description

Veterans Day Military History Tour of the White House Neighborhood! Examine almost 250 years of U.S. military history in this unique walking tour, on Veterans Day, around the environs of the home of America's Commanders-in-Chief. Our packed itinerary will draw from: o The locale where the most famous military anthem was written o The World War One memorial park o The Commander-in-Chief who saved the most lives o The Broadway star who was a war hero at Yorktown o The humble woman who faced down an enemy general o The wartime start of "Hooker's Alley" o The official who brokered America's first Civil War--of 1794 o How Northern belles and Southern bankers saved the home of the first U.S. Army head o Where Frederick Douglass worked after recruiting troops for the Union Army o How Lafayette got the last laugh on the kings of Europe o Where Dolley Madison saved what became the National Archives o President Jackson's astonishing strategy to defeat the world's best military o The greatest of the early U.S. Navy heroes o The secret of George Washington's martinet o How the "Paul Revere of the South" saved the American Revolution o The scoundrel who saved the Battle of Gettysburg o The War and Navy department buildings, from 1799 to 1940. o The greatest caregiver to America's soldiers. o Thrilling monuments to the Army's most valiant units. And more! Your guide is a former Presidential speechwriter, former Tonight Show writer, and author of The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7 And the Lost History of the Capitol: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capital-Tumultuous-Congress/dp/1493055909 MEET in the lobby of the Willard Hotel. Honor America's veterans on their special day with a look at their amazing story.