Christmas Week Tour, Heroes & Heroines, President's Park, Washington DC!

Fri Dec 20 2024 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-05:00

The John Wilson Building | Washington

Ed Moser
Publisher/HostEd Moser
Christmas Week Tour, Heroes & Heroines, President's Park, Washington DC!
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During Christmas Week, we'll examine the astonishingly rich history of Lafayette Square, "the President's Park", with a focus on heroes.
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Christmas Week Tour, Heroes & Heroines, President's Park, Washington DC, Friday, Dec 20!


At the start of Christmas Week, we'll take a brisk walk to examine the astonishingly rich history of Lafayette Square, "the President's Park". With a special Yuletide focus on the heroes and heroines of the locale!


When: 3:00 pm. About 2 hours.

Where: MEET in front of at the John Wilson Building, the DC City Hall, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at its northeast corner.


Our exciting itinerary will select from:

• The hero of two worlds

• Lincoln's walks

• Fearless in the face of invasion

• The “miracle mansion”

• Hamilton's equal as a financial wizard

• The nation's greatest humanitarians

• Who secretly designed the White House?

• The city's newest monument

• The benefactor of American Indians

• The lady who defeated Jim Crow

• The real life Indiana Jones

• Southern bankers and Yankee belles

• Songwriter extraordinaire

• The philanthropist who rebuilt the region

• Military heroes

• The greatest scoundrels in DC history

• Noted First Ladies

• The Midnight Ride of--you'd never guess

• The Florence Nightingale of D.C.

• The Church of the Presidents

• Sites of assassination attempts and deadly duels

• The savior of President's Park

• The hero of Poland

• And more!


We’re highly rated on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html


Who: 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!:

https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

And his latest book, The Old Town Horror--

https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG

And, The Lost Capitol:

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Capitol-Tumultuous-Congress-ebook/dp/B099JBSN9Q

And, The Two-Term Jinx:

https://valsec.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-two-term-jinx-edward-p-moser/1124219089?ean=9781530790517

And, an Old Town Alexandria Virginia thriller:

https://www.amazon.com/OLD-TOWN-HORROR-Americas-Historic-ebook/dp/B0BX27RWYG

And watch for his upcoming books on Georgetown.


Questions?: Email [email protected]


Bring your walking shoes, and your holiday cheer. Join us on the holiday during a high point of the season. And we'll wrap things up in time for dinner!


MEET in front of at the John Wilson Building, the DC City Hall, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at its northeast corner.

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The John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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