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American Plate Pre-Reception ($1,000 members and above)
- Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015
- Time: 9:30 pm
- Location: National Archives Building, Washington, DC
Join us in celebrating the National Archives Museum’s new “Spirited Republic” exhibition with a special program exploring the intersection of alcohol and government throughout American history.
Libby H. O’Connell, Chief Historian and Senior Vice President of HISTORY®, will discuss her work in American culinary history, including a colorful exploration of beverages such as bathtub gin, mint juleps, and cocktails from the Roaring Twenties. Joining O’Connell will be Corby Kummer, Senior Editor of The Atlantic and Jim Hughes, Chief Mixologist and cocktail historian at the famed Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC.
Foundation members at the $1,000 Washington level and above are invited. Not yet a member? Join today!
RSVP online or by calling 202-357-6814.
Spirited Republic is presented in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of HISTORY®, the Lawrence F. O’Brien Family, The Tasting Panel Magazine, and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. Additional exhibition funding provided by the Beer Institute, the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, and the National Beer Wholesalers Associatio
