Bastille Day Tour of Famed French-Americans, Lafayette Square, DC, July 14!
About this Event
Bastille Day Tour of Famous French-Americans, Lafayette Square, White House Neighborhood DC, July 14!
Let's celebrate the culture of France and its long-term alliance with, and influence on, America, with a White House area tour of famed French-Americans!
Where: Lafayette Square, D.C.
MEET at the Battle of New Orleans/Andrew Jackson statue in the Middle of the Square.
Length: About 2 hours
Questions?--Contact: [email protected], or
703 203 2670
Your guide, an ex-Tonight Show writer and former Presidential speechwriter, is the author of a history of Lafayette Square:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7
And a spy thriller set in Georgetown:
https://www.amazon.com/Femme-Fatalité-Lizzy-Thorne-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F4945MR5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
Learn about the great deal of French and French-American influence right in America’s founding park, Lafayette Square!:
• The Frenchman who joined George Washington’s army as a teenager, as a major general!
• The French pirate who helped the Americans win a famous victory.
• The French-American officer who won a famous victory over pirates.
• The remarkable White House area constructions during the two world wars to save France.
• Lafayette's astonishing 1824 tour--by steamboat, skiff, and horse--of every state in the U.S.
• The surprising origin of France's Declaration of the Rights of Man
• How a First Lady of French descent saved Lafayette Square.
• The American President who saved the Marquis of Lafayette’s life!
• The First Lady who saved Lafayette’s life a second time!
• The renowned African-American sculpture by a French-American sculptor.
• How a brilliant spy helped a general of French descent win a major Civil War battle.
• The hero of the French, American, and (stillborn) English Revolutions
• The American President with ancestors from an oppressed French religious group.
• The teacher of French ancestry who inspired the Lewis and Clark expedition.
• The French explorer critical to the success of that expedition.
• The French commander who was key to winning the American Revolution’s climactic battle.
• The French-born architects who designed the Capitol Building, and the Square's grandest mansion and church.
• The American who secretly built the White House from a French design.
• The Bonaparte who was refused by D.C.'s most eligible woman.
• The French philosopher who invented the American form of government.
• The French financial wizard who cut the nation’s debt while funding the largest real estate deal in history.
• The two Presidents who brought French cuisine to America.
• The two African-Americans chefs who helped them bring French cuisine to America.
• The spy whose husband brought Franco-American cuisine to its peak.
• The French aristocrat who acted as a secret American agent for the largest of real estate deals.
• The French-born civil engineer who founded, and was fired by, “Washington”.
• How the Louvre influenced Lafayette Square
• The French steward who saved a President from drowning!!
• And more!!
We’re TripAdvisor’s highest-rated tour in the capital city:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28970-d12791843-Reviews-Lafayette_Square_Tour_of_Scandal_Assassination_Intrigue-Washington_DC_District_of.html
Vive la France! In Lafayette Square D.C.!
MEET at the Battle of New Orleans/Andrew Jackson statue, in the Middle of the Square.
Closest metros: Farragut North and West
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 30.92
