The George Washington Presidential Library invites you to join us for our monthly Ford Evening Book Talk, which features authors and historians discussing their latest books about George Washington and our nation’s Founding era. Lectures are free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase.
Mount Vernon has enjoyed a very special relationship with the Ford Motor Company dating back more than 90 years. We are grateful for their generous support and we applaud their abiding respect for American heritage.
Upcoming Events
Ford Evening Book Talk: Policing American Slavery
Hear from historian Gautham Rao, author of White Power: Policing American Slavery. This book shines a light on the violent legacy of the US's slaveholding oligarchy and the brutal policing of Black Americans.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
Ford Evening Book Talk: When the Declaration of Independence Was News
Hear from historian Emily Sneff, author of When the Declaration of Independence Was News.
This book traces the moments after the Declaration of Independence was created and follows how news of it spread to people throughout the thirteen United States and the Atlantic world.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
Ford Evening Book Talk: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution
Hear from historian Richard Brookhiser, author of The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution.
This book explores the return of a revered revolutionary and the meaning of independence in a divided nation―in the 1820s and today.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
Special offer from the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Consider dining with us at the Mount Vernon Inn before these events. Once you register, print your tickets and bring them to the Inn on the evening of the Book Talk to receive 10% off your entire check or a free appetizer with purchase of two entrees.
Call 703-799-6800 to make a reservation.