Springtime Walking Tour of Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Times DC!
Details
Starting from the scenic Tidal Basin in the wake of the world-famous cherry blossom season, and proceeding to the National Mall & the White House’s Lafayette Square, on Thomas Jefferson's birthday, this tour will examine the accomplishments of, and many crises faced, by Jefferson—D.C.’s first two-term President--during the American Revolution and during his eventful stay in the then-new Executive Mansion. And of his friends & rivals Alexander Hamilton, George Mason, James & Dolley Madison, George Washington, and John & Abigail Adams, and others, all of whom left a significant mark on the capital, and America.
Thursday, April 13, 5:30 pm.
MEET at the GEORGE MASON memorial near the Jefferson Memorial.
Nearest metro stop: Smithsonian. Driving to the venue is Not recommended during the festive season.
Length: 2 to 2.5 hours.
Nearest metros: Smithsonian & Metro Center.
We’ll walk from the Mason & Jefferson Memorials to the White House & Lafayette Square. And discover:
• A traitor’s attempted foiling 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 secret language of the Jefferson Memorial
• 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 Mediterranean!
• President Jefferson’s “First Lady”
• Did Jefferson plagiarize Mason?
• How TJ came to write the Declaration of Independence, and its hidden coda
• And more!
Pre-register and prepay via:
Airbnb Experiences
https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/412812
or
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cherry-blossom-season-tour-of-thomas-jeffersons-revolutionary-times-dc-tickets-527759712507
or
Paypal, sending $22 to savvyveteran@gmail.com
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We’re highly rated on TripAdvisor:
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 hidden history of Lafayette Square—The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood!:
And:
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q
Questions?: savvyveteran@gmail.com
Bring your walking shoes, and perhaps water and sunscreen.
Think history is boring? Not on our tours!