Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Preeminent scholars in the study of early America and journalism will discuss the notion of the Freedom of the Press from the nation's founding through today. Moderated by Mark Preston, the guest speakers for the event include John Avlon, Sharyl Attkisson, and Douglas Bradburn. Join us for a lively and informative conversation, with ample opportunity for questions from the audience, followed by a cocktail reception.
Mark Preston is CNN's executive director of political programming and senior political analyst. He hosts "Full Stop with Mark Preston" on SiriusXM POTUS 124. Preston joined CNN in 2005 as political editor and has received a number of prestigious honors, including Emmys in 2006 and 2012, for the network's award-winning election night coverage.
John Avlon is the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast and a CNN political analyst. He is the author of Independent Nation and Wingnuts as well as an editor of the anthology Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns. He was the chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ award for Best Online Column in 2012.
Sharyl Attkisson is an Emmy award winning investigative journalist, host of the Sunday morning news program Full Measure, and author of The New York Times bestseller: Stonewalled. Her new book is titled The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote.
Douglas M. Bradburn is Founding Director of The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, and author of the Citizenship Revolution: Politics and the Creation of the American Union.
