The White House & The Freemasons (Backorder through Feb.)

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The White House & The Freemasons.  From George Washington to Gerald Ford, many of America’s presidents have been linked to the secretive world of Freemasonry.  Despite the enduring curiosity surrounding the topic, few have attempted to examine the once intimate connection between the world’s oldest fraternity and the American presidency…until now.  

The White House & The Freemasons examines the long and enduring relationship between the American presidency and the world’s oldest fraternity.  With access to exclusive archival materials and primary sources, Ruli highlights the stories of the prominent Freemasons who built Washington and transformed the District of Columbia into a national capital,  Discover Freemasonry’s often overlooked impact on the White House across two centuries of American history.  This book is a must read for those interested in Freemasonry, Washington DC and White House History.

What they are saying about The White House & The Freemasons

“Chris Ruli has assembled a work of incredible breadth thatis filled with

information—devoid of embellishments and hyperbole—to helpboth academic

 and Masonicresearchers more accurately appreciate the long-misunderstood

relationships between American presidents and thefraternity.”

—CHRIS HODAPP, Editor (Emeritus) of the Journal of TheMasonic

Society, Associate Director, Masonic Library and Museum ofIndiana.

 

“Through careful scholarship, B. Chris Ruli has shed lighton the often

 unrecognized rolethat the Masonic fraternity has had in the lives of the

 Presidents of theUnited States and those around them. The White House

 & The Freemasonsshould be regarded as an impressive contribution to

 our knowledge ofAmerican history.”

—SHAWN EYER, Editor,

Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research and Letters.

 

“This book gives solid historical information and alsoexpands on what most

 Freemasons think arethe basic facts about the White House …. This is a great

book to give to new Masons, to put in your lodge library,and to present

to your community library.”

 

—S. BRENT MORRIS, Ph.D., PM Patmos Lodge 70, Ellicott City,

Maryland and Quatuor Coronati Lodge 2076, London, England