American presidents have always needed an escape from the pressures of Washington and the places they chose reveal something essential about who they were. This travelogue is a delightful journey through presidential history by traveling to the homes where they resided when not living in the White House.
Whether visiting Jefferson's stately Monticello, James Garfield's beautiful Lawnfield, George Washington's Mount Vernon, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage or John Tyler's Sherwood Forest - each location tells a story about power, personality, and the American presidency.
This presentation weaves together political history, architecture, and landscape to create a portrait of the presidency as it has actually been lived - not just in the West Wing, but in the quiet places where presidents went to think, to rest, and to be themselves.
Every Travelogue Includes
- ◆Audio-visual presentation
- ◆Literary and historical immersion into the region
- ◆Handouts and reference materials
- ◆Recipes from the area
- ◆Hotel and inn recommendations
- ◆Discussion of the featured literature or novel
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