As it was, into a National Political campaign and a nickname for himself. He was called old tip. You probably would not have been able to spin the victory here into as big of a thing as it was had he not been subsequently a successful general in the war of 1812. He ran for president in 1836, was unsuccessful. He ran again in 1840 with john tyler as his running mate. There was a Large Campaign rally here that attracted some 30,000 people. A rally in 1840 was probably the first modern style Campaign Rally of the type we see today. Probably the number one question i get here at the museum is, what does tippecanoe and tyler to meano . Harrison ran for president with tyler as his running mate. The meaning was, if you vote for tippecanoe, you get tyler too. They won the campaign that year, and harrison died three days after the inauguration, and tyler became president. The battlefield today is surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The fence pretty much and closes the perimeter of the army camp
On the presidency, will here of five years in which Thomas Jefferson served in paris as the minister of the united dates. Author James Thompson describes it as a transformative experience with his friendships with french revolutionaries and progressives turns him from a political loner to an activist. Mr. Thompson is the author. He spoke at the Virginia Historical society. This is about an hour. The summer of 1784, Thomas Jefferson traveled to paris as minister of the united dates to friends and lived there for 5 states to france for five years. He made a series of excursions , an influential member of French Society. He appointed johnson not only to the city and its people but when the enlightened ideas of french thought. Today speaker will talk to us about this transform is period and Thomas Jeffersons life. James thompson studies philosophy as an undergraduate and graduate student at the university of virginia and as an grad student, he lived on a farm of Thomas Jeffersons eldest ma
His work. Mark talbot is, the director of collections and a great curator masonic collections at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in alexandria. Hes been an active for more than 20 years and in nearly all that time hes been an active historian of american ism. In to the work well be discussing tonight his i think monumental work american freemasons centuries of Building Communities is a massive step forward in our understanding of masonry in american civil society. A book i used to crib from and writing my own lectures when i taught at the university of oklahoma. And i told mark this. Mark is a past president of the masonic and museum association, fellow and past board member of the masonic. A cubs fan and a past secretary of the masonic restoration foundation. Mark worked his book while a member of the 2018 2019 class of research here at the washington library, mt. Vernon. He joins us tonight to discuss his new book, a deserving brother George Washington and freemason.
Book talk. For the month of july on behalf of the mount vernon ladies association. Of course, the Ford Motor Company thats been funding these free and open to the public talks for quite some time. Welcome. This is something that i am particularly excited to do because. I have ive known mark talbot some time and before that i knew his work. Mark talbot is, the director of collections and a great curator masonic collections at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in alexandria. Hes been an active for more than 20 years and in nearly all that time hes been an active historian of american ism. In to the work well be discussing tonight his i think monumental work american freemasons centuries of Building Communities is a massive step forward in our understanding of masonry in american civil society. A book i used to crib from and writing my own lectures when i taught at the university of oklahoma. And i told mark this. Mark is a past president of the masonic and museum associatio
Of the mount vernon ladies association. Of course, the Ford Motor Company thats been funding these free and open to the public talks for quite some time. Welcome. This is something that i am particularly excited to do because. I have ive known mark talbot some time and before that i knew his work. Mark talbot is, the director of collections and a great curator masonic collections at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in alexandria. Hes been an active for more than 20 years and in nearly all that time hes been an active historian of american ism. In to the work well be discussing tonight his i think monumental work american freemasons centuries of Building Communities is a massive step forward in our understanding of masonry in american civil society. A book i used to crib from and writing my own lectures when i taught at the university of oklahoma. And i told mark this. Mark is a past president of the masonic and museum association, fellow and past board member of the maso