Two Special February Events

[Tom Bogar]

AN EVENING WITH THE MOUNT RUSHMORE PRESIDENTS - In partnership with The Lincoln Group and The National Archives

February 16, 2017
National Archives, McGowan Theater

7:00 pm - Free Admission

George Washington (Ron Carnegie)
Thomas Jefferson (Bill Parker)
Abraham Lincoln (George Buss)
Theodore Roosevelt (Joe Wiegand)

Moderator, Harold Holzer


I can attest that this event was superb. A full house marveled at these five men from widely disparate eras, as they bantered in character, highly knowledgeably, over issues of race, the constitution, education, and elections for an hour and a half. Each presidential impersonator kept amazingly well in character (including TR's decison to enter the building not through the special guest entrance but among us waiting in line. He grandstanded far more than the others). George Buss' Lincoln was outstanding--close to Daniel Day Lewis', I must say. If you ever get a chance to see any of these enactors, jump at it. And, of course, Harold Holzer was the perfect host/interlocutor, maintaining a wry sense of humor throughout. (My favorite moment: when anything came up regarding modern times, TR said he keeps the others up to speed "up there on the mountain; we have a lot of time!")