President Lincoln’s Cottage staff will collaborate with author and historian Garrett Peck to provide historical content and poetry that bridge both Whitman and Lincoln’s time in Civil War Washington. Throughout the experience, visitors will explore Whitman and Lincoln’s shared values related to democratic ideals, the preservation of the Union and the greatness of the common man. The intimate tour through the Cottage will use interactive multimedia, traditional storytelling methods, and dialogue to bring President Lincoln and Walt Whitman to life. The tour is 1 hour long.

This is part of the multi-venue, 12-day Walt Whitman 200 Festival, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s most significant and enduring poets, who was a resident of Washington, DC for ten years during and after the Civil War.