if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. i d like to start to say it s a major honor to talk about my book in the ballroom of the anderson mansion. i d like to start off talking about how this boo
i m the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i m pleased to welcome you here for our first program of our winter series. if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. i d lik
it s just under an hour. good evening. i m the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i m pleased to welcome you here for our first program of our winter series. if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause
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Happy Fourth of July from Listverse! To mark the great occasion, here is a fascinating presidential list. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) is unquestionably one of history’s most interesting characters. And there is no shortage of available information about his life. In his book “Mornings on Horseback” David McCullough wrote, “The volume of published work one must become familiar with when dealing with even one part of such a life as Theodore led is almost overwhelming.” So much has been written about TR it seems there is little to be said that hasn’t been thoroughly covered; however, because we have come to view him as such a heroic figure, several tragic facts about his life that have bee
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