Virtual Parlor Chat: "You Never Forget Your First", Washington's Presidency

Celebrating 260 years of the Morris-Jumel Mansion!The Morris -Jumel Mansion is a historic house museum that seeks to preserve and interpret Manhattan’s oldest residence, one that has witnessed the evolution of northern Manhattan from rural countryside to a dynamic multicultural community. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum interprets the Mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City,  the influx of European immigrants to Washington Heights, the City Beautiful movement at the turn of the century, the life of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, and more. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for an audience of national and international visitors and, in particular, the diverse audiences of the City of New York.P﻿lease note that if you are purchasing a ticket through Eventbrite, you will receive email communications from the Morris-Jumel Mansion in the future.

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The January 2026 Virtual Parlor Chat from the Morris-Jumel Mansion

George Washington stayed at the Morris-Jumel Mansion for five weeks in the Fall of 1776, but that wasn’t the only time New York City was an important place for our Nation’s first leader. The city served as the Nation’s Capital during Washington’s presidency from 1785-1790. The Mansion is proud to welcome Alexis Coe, award-winning author and Presidential historian to our first Virtual Parlor Chat of 2026, to discuss Washington’s Presidency in the City of New York and beyond. Learn about why we’ve never forgotten our first Commander-in-Chief from one of the Nation’s top historians, whose lively storytelling and tedious research will introduce you to Washington and his Presidency like you’ve never seen him before. This Virtual Parlor Chat is one that will have both the casual history enthusiast and the academic professional on the edge of their seats! About Alexis Coe:Alexis Coe is a presidential historian, an award-winning, New York Times bestselling presidential historian, and a senior fellow at New America, a bi-partisan think tank. In July 2025, Coe became the American History Columnist at the New York Times.She is the leading presidential biographer of her generation, known for unique insights, engaging style, rigorous scholarship, and ability to reach larger diverse audiences in different mediums.Her books have achieved critical and commercial success. She is the author of, most recently, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington. Her next book, Young Jack: A Biography of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1957, will be published in 2026, and her first book, Alice+Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis, debuted in 2014.In 2024, Coe went on a 13-stop cross-country discussion tour for New America. Her project, "How Should a President Be," is in anticipation of America's 250th anniversary in 2026.Coe frequently appears on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, History, PBS, and other networks. She was a consulting producer on, and featured in, Doris Kearns Goodwin's Washington series on the History Channel. She is a frequent guest on NPR and hosted the podcasts No Man's Land and Presidents Are People Too!She has been featured in and written for most major publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Best American Essays.Coe has given keynote lectures and appeared on and moderated panels at Georgetown, the Library of Congress, West Point, the New York Historical Society, the National Constitution Center, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, and many more.She curated the ACLU'S 100 exhibitions. While in grad school, she was a project-based oral historian at the Brooklyn Historical Society. She went on to be a Research Curator in the Exhibitions Department at the New York Public Library in Bryant Park.Coe serves on the 2024 Honorary Committee of the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film and has long served on the board of advisors for the University of Georgia's History in the Headlines series. She is a member of Biographer's International.She is based in New York.

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