BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:While recognizing him as the most important figure in American History\, Professor Peter Henriques takes issue with the traditional image of George Washington as a selfless leader. Rather\, his portrait of Georg e Washington reveals a more complicated - and interesting - man who was bo th self-effacing and wildly ambitious\, with a desire for public adulation that he never acknowledged\, perhaps even to himself. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Lecture: What Made George Washington Tick? on Nov 18\, 2021 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Lecture: What Made George Washington Tick? on Nov 18\, 2021 X-WR-CALNAME:Lecture: What Made George Washington Tick? on Nov 18\, 2021 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Gadsby's Tavern,Lecture,Lyceum,Museums DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=38117\n\nWhile recognizing him as the most important figure in American History\, Professor Peter Henriqu es takes issue with the traditional image of George Washington as a selfle ss leader. Rather\, his portrait of George Washington reveals a more compl icated - and interesting - man who was both self-effacing and wildly ambit ious\, with a desire for public adulation that he never acknowledged\, per haps even to himself. Dr. Henriques\, Professor Emeritus of History from G eorge Mason University\, will be available to sign his newest book\, First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington. The evening's lecture wa s inspired by one of its chapters. \n\nDoors open at the Lyceum at 7p\, l ecture and streaming will begin at 7:30p. Masks are required for in-person attendance\, regardless of vaccine status.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $12 per person\, $10 OHA volunteer or $6 virtual only. \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Gadsby's Tavern\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx ?id=1&si=38117\n\nWeb resources:\n\nThe Alexandria Shop\nhttps://alexandri ava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20211119T020000Z DTSTAMP:20211012T193938Z DTSTART:20211119T000001Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: What Made George Washington Tick? TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:0776de0a-c8ab-4e03-a427-c50b256b3c52 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211012T193938Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR