Surratt House Visitor

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It was past closing time today at Surratt House Museum when three visitors arrived at the Visitors' Center and asked if it was too late for a tour. Some divine inspiration from above must have led me to invite them in and get their tickets sold. On their way up to the tour, I asked where they were from, and the older man said, "Texas." The younger man added to that with, "He's a U.S. Congressman from Texas."

It proved to be a long tour with lots of questions, which they said our guide handled beautifully. They returned to the Visitors' Center to buy several books. The Congressman learned about Surratt House when a friend loaned him Manhunt to read. He now wanted his own copy, and he also bought Blood on the Moon (which we recommend as the second step to getting edumacated before diving into American Brutus).

The Congressman is Brian Babin of the 36th Disstrict, who was visiting with his wife and a staff member. P.S. At the end, I thanked them for visiting and asked that they try to get things back on track in this great land. They assured me they were trying. Boy, would I have loved to invite them to dinner...