Trouble in Lafayette Square: Assassination, Protest & Murder at the White House
Gil Klein
(Author)
Kelly -. Washington Post Metro Columnist
(Foreword by)
Description
Lafayette Square near the White House is surrounded by landmarks and steeped in a fascinating history of rebellion. A congressman shot and killed the son of Francis Scott Key in broad daylight on the square and got away with it. On the night Lincoln was assassinated, a co-conspirator forced his way into Secretary of State William Seward's house and nearly killed him. The women's suffrage movement created the White House protest that goes on to this day. Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into the Blair House to assassinate President Truman, who was living there. Author Gil Klein reveals the role of Lafayette Square in the nation's history.
Product Details
Price
$31.99
$29.75
Publisher
History Press Library Editions
Publish Date
May 14, 2018
Pages
146
Dimensions
6.0 X 0.38 X 9.0 inches | 0.81 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781540233622
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About the Author
Gil Klein has been a national correspondent and a journalism educator since arriving in Washington from the Tampa Tribune in 1985 to write for the Media General News Service. He was elected National Press Club president for 1994 and worked on two previous Club histories. He is now coordinator of the University of Oklahoma's Washington journalism program and its Gaylord News Bureau and is the author of Trouble in Lafayette Square: Assassination, Protest & Murder at the White House.
