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Dear Hunter & Kathleen:

In my role as a Member of the Advisory Board of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College, I would like to invite you to be my guest at one of Washington's premier events celebrating scholarship on America's founding era.

This coming Monday, 4 June, a spectacular, black tie dinner will be hosted on the lawn at Mt. Vernon — and the $50,000 GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE will be awarded to one of three finalists.

This is a very special event — and I am hosting two tables that night of fabulous folks. All details follow below.

I would very much like to invite you to be my guest — but given that this is next Monday, I need a response right away. And yes, it's really black tie.

I very much hope that you can join. Please respond DIRECTLY TO ME. Many thanks.

All best,

Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

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WASHINGTON COLLEGE
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THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
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and
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THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES’ ASSOCIATION
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cordially invite you to attend
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THE PRESENTATION OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL
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GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE
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Six-thirty in the evening
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Monday, June 4, 2012
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The Mount Vernon Estate

Black Tie guests Guests should enter
R.s.v.p. no later than May 29 v through the Hearst Gate
Reply by e-mail to book_prize@washcoll.edu<mailto:book_prize@washcoll.edu> or to Lois Kitz at 410-810-7165

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THE SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENING

Monday, June 4, 2012
6:30 p.m.
COCKTAILS ON THE PIAZZA
with Tours of the Mansion

7:00 p.m.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
of the recipient of the George Washington Book Prize

7:20 p.m.
PROCESSION TO DINNER

7:30 p.m.
DINNER IN THE FORD ORIENTATION CENTER
with Remarks by the Award Recipient

9:30 p.m.
TOAST TO GEORGE WASHINGTON

Overnight lodging is available in Old Town Alexandria at:
The Westin, 400 Courthouse Square — 703.253.8600
Hotel Monaco, 480 King Street — 703.549.6080
The Morrison House, 116 S. Alfred Street — 703.838.8000

This invitation is non-transferable, and seating is limited.

Please respond early.
For additional information please call 703.799.8686.

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This Year’s Finalists for the
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GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE
are
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JOHN FEA
for
Was America Founded As A Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction

BENJAMIN H. IRVIN
for
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty:
The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors

MAYA JASANOFF
for
Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World


A prize of $50,000 will be awarded to the winner.