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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 that
is filled with
information—devoid of embellishments and hyperbole—to help
both academic
and Masonic
researchers more accurately appreciate the long-misunderstood
relationships between American presidents and the
fraternity.”
—CHRIS HODAPP, Editor (Emeritus) of the Journal of The
Masonic
Society, Associate Director, Masonic Library and Museum of
Indiana.
“Through careful scholarship, B. Chris Ruli has shed light
on the often
unrecognized role
that the Masonic fraternity has had in the lives of the
Presidents of the
United States and those around them. The White House
& The Freemasons
should be regarded as an impressive contribution to
our knowledge of
American history.”
—SHAWN EYER, Editor,
Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research and Letters.
“This book gives solid historical information and also
expands on what most
Freemasons think are
the 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
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
B. CHRIS RULI is a researcher and historian of early American Freemasonry. He has served as grand historian and librarian for several Masonic organizations in Washington, DC and led efforts to improve access to scholarly Masonic research through digitization. Ruli’s work has appeared in Masonic and non-Masonic publications including Heredom, The Scottish Rite Journal, Philalethes, Plumbline, and Washington History. A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Senegal) and graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, he works professionally in the global health industry in Washington.
