Inauguration Weekend History Tour of the U.S. Capitol Building Grounds!

Inauguration Weekend History Tour of the U.S. Capitol Building Grounds, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025!

The U.S. Capitol Building is famed for its stunning architecture and landscaping. Yet its interior and grounds have also held court to 225 years of misbehavior & mayhem. And many noble feats as well. With the Inauguration the following Monday, we'll focus on intriguing episodes that involved the Presidents.

When: Friday, January 17, 2025. 3 pm

What: A walking tour of the Capitol’s grounds that covers two centuries of misdeeds, murders, ghosts, betrayals, and a host of accomplishments too. With a special focus on Inauguration Weekend on the Presidents.

Where: MEET at the steps of the Supreme Court building, First Street NE, Washington DC, 20003.

Length. About 2 hours.

Experience the fear, the thrill, the shock. We'll draw from these episodes:

• The first assassination attempt on a President

• The nearly fatal beating of a Senator by a Congressman

• The brawl between a Congressman and the President--of Texas

• Arbors of heartbreak--the Capitol’s commemorative trees

• President Roosevelt vs the billionaire art collector

• The Capitol’s first hanging

• Sites of Lincoln's lodgings and inaugural addresses

• Bootlegged spirits by the legislators of Prohibition

• The Capitol's most famous hanging

• Where George Washington fired the Capitol's designer

• The Capitol curse of its slain architect

• President Madison at war, and the burning of the Capitol Building

• The legislators’ ladies of the evening

• The Army veterans vs. Eisenhower

• FDR and the Nazi saboteurs

• The bloody attack on President Truman, and the House of Representatives

• The riot of the slave traders

• A doomed, wounded President

• The duel to the death—with rifles!--between two Congressmen

• Thomas Jefferson's gift to Congress

• The bombing of the Senate chamber, and the bomber’s awful demise

And more!

Your guide is a former writer for the “Tonight Show”, and ex-White House speechwriter, historian and professional tour guide, and author of 13 books, such as:

The Lost Capitol:

The Lost History of the Capitol: The Hidden and Tumultuous Saga of Congress and the Capitol Building: Moser, Edward P.: 9781493055906: Amazon.com: Books

The Old Town Horror:

THE OLD TOWN HORROR: M**der and Theft in America’s Most Historic Locale - Kindle edition by Moser, Edward P.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:

The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square by Edward P. Moser | eBook | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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Think history’s boring? Think again!!

We'll wind up in time for dinner and the start of the weekend.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street Northeast, Washington, United States