Special Christmas Afternoon Tour of DC's Heroes, Heroines! Thurs, Dec. 25!

Come join us on this special Christmas Day afternoon walking tour of America’s most park, Lafayette Square, D.C.!!

In keeping with the holiday spirit, we’ll focus on fun and uplifting stories about the Square’s many heroes & heroines and inspiring events. (As well as a few villains and femme fatales.)

When: Thursday, Dec. 25, 3 pm!.

Where: MEET in front of the Wilson Building, DC City Hall,

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006.

At 13 1/2 St. and Penn. Ave.

The tour will draw on stories from the guide’s book, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_History_of_the_Capitol/NaC-zQEACAAJ?hl=en

Our fun itinerary will select from:

• The capital's newest and most inspiring memorial

• How a Congressman averted a civil war, twice

• The real-life Indiana Jones

• Intriguing tales of the Washington Monument

• The “miracle mansion” that saved the Mayor’s sister

• The President and the friendly Pirate

• How an enslaved grocer founded a family dynasty that ended segregation

• How an intrepid First Lady saved the Constitution and the Declaration

• Winston Churchill’s Christmas treats

• The hilarious political fundraiser that gave us the terms “Big Cheese” and “Mammoth”

• How the Marquis de Lafayette saved a President, and how three Presidents saved Lafayette!

• The benign, mysterious ghosts of St. John’s Church

• The astonishing, friendly bet between a Navy hero and an enemy captain

• Where a most famous anthem was written

• Where a most famous speech was authored

• The city's greatest philanthropist

• Camels, bears, and sheep about the Executive Mansion

• The First Lady who saved Lafayette Square

• Holiday "spirits"

• The wildest, most fun Inauguration of them all

• A famed author’s moving tribute to his deceased wife

• America’s greatest caregiver

• How Southerners and Northerners conspired to save Mt. Vernon

• How a humble washerwoman helped rebuild the District

• Presidential humor

And more!

Your host is a former Presidential speechwriter and “Tonight Show” writer, and author of such books on history as:

Lost History of the Capitol:

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

Femme Fatalite:

https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

America A to Z:

http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-America-Things-American-Should-ebook/dp/B00655SO9S/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1415975803

We'll wrap up in time for you to get to Christmas dinner.

This tour makes for a great holiday gift, and is a sure-fire way to further spice up a festive weekend!

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

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