CWRTDC'S APRIL 2026 MEETING

co-hosted with
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COTTAGE
IN-PERSON ONLY

A Cottage Conversation: Jeffrey Boutwell and Sidney Blumenthal:

"George Boutwell - Lincoln's Tax Collector and Emancipation Ally"


                                           Wednesday, April 22, 2025
At President Lincoln's Cottage
140 Rock Creek Church Rd, NW
Washington, DC  20011
Use the address above in your GPS to take you to the Eagle Guard Gate entrance, where the guard will ask for an ID.  Please let the guard know you are there for a meeting at Lincoln's Cottage.  If driving, there is free parking to which the guard will direct you. The Visitor Center is just beyond the gate.


Agenda:
5:30 pm:  Social Period with light appetizers and refreshments at Visitor Center
6:15 pm:  Short walk to President Lincoln's Cottage for the Program
6:30 pm:  Moderated Discussion with Jeffrey Boutwell and Sidney Blumenthal
8:00 pm:  Meeting Adjourned and Book-Signing
                 (Books will be available for sale on-site)                

THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL

FREE TO MEMBERS OF THE 

CWRTDC AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COTTAGE.

(NON-MEMBERS MAY PAY $10 

OR BECOME MEMBERS AND THEN GET IN FOR FREE)


PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY CLICKING HERE

https://www.lincolncottage.org/event/cottage-conversation-jeffrey-boutwell-and-sidney-blumenthal/

Members will receive an email about how to register for free.


YOU MUST HAVE A VALID ID TO ENTER THE PREMISES.


About the Topic:

On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, we will partner with President Lincoln’s Cottage in northwest Washington, D.C., to hear from Jeffrey Boutwell discuss his new book, "Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy" in conversation with Lincoln scholar Sidney Blumenthal. This in-person only program promises to be a stimulating evening in a charming, historic venue! 

George Boutwell was an important if little known figure in American politics from the 1840s to the early years of the 20th century and a key political ally and friend of both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Working with Lincoln, Boutwell organized the country’s first Internal Revenue Bureau, raising vitally needed funds for the Union war effort. Boutwell also conferred often with the president on the need for the abolition of slavery and helped prepare public opinion for Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Above all, in this 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, Boutwell and Lincoln shared the conviction that the ideals of the Declaration needed to be instilled in the U.S. Constitution to achieve true equality in America.

The program will begin with a reception in the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center followed by a moderated discussion in the Cottage, the historic house where President Lincoln and his family lived for over a quarter of his Presidency, and where President Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation. Following the discussion and Q&A, there will be a book-signing.  Books will be available for sale on-site.


About the Speakers:

Jeffrey Boutwell is a writer, historian, and science policy specialist and a board member of the Lincoln Group of Washington, D.C. During his career, he wrote widely on issues ranging from nuclear weapons arms control to Middle East peace to environmental degradation and conflict. Jeffrey and George share a common ancestor, the indentured servant James Boutwell who emigrated in 1632 from England to Salem, Mass.   https://www.jeffreyboutwell.com/

Sidney Blumenthal is the acclaimed author of "A Self-Made Man," "Wrestling with His Angel," and "All the Powers of Earth," the first three volumes in his five-volume biography, "The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln." He is the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He has been a national staff reporter for The Washington Post and Washington editor and writer for The New Yorker. His books include the bestselling "The Clinton Wars," "The Rise of the Counter-Establishment," and "The Permanent Campaign." 


Born and raised in Illinois, Mr. Blumenthal lives in Washington, DC.





Sources: 

/ https://www.lincolncottage.org/event/cottage-conversation-jeffrey-boutwell-and-sidney-blumenthal

  https://www.amazon.com/Boutwell-Radical-Republican-Champion-Democracy/dp/1324074264




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