Sample Itinerary

Sample Washington, D.C. Itinerary

Day 1
Travel Day
Arrive Washington, DC
Check into hotel
Dinner with George Nethercutt

Day 2
Capitol Tour; Senate Appropriations Committee
James May, President & CEO, Air Transport Association
Lunch at the Capitol with George Nethercutt
Smithsonian
Watch the House Floor

Day 3
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
White House Tour (arrive by 9:45am)
Lunch with George at the Dubliner
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris (R-5th WA)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Watch the Senate Floor

Day 4
Frank Nutter, President, Reinsurance Organization
Congressman Doc Hastings (R-4th WA)
Lunch at U.S. House Cafeteria with George Nethercutt
Congressman Jerry Moran (R-1st KS)
Congresswoman DeGette (D-1st CO)
Congressman Reichert (R-8th WA)

Day 5
Heritage Foundation
Mt. Vernon
Old Town Alexandria

Day 6
Guided Tour of the National Archives
Choose your adventure – The afternoon is open for you to see what you want to see…you can choose your own itinerary…as long as you get out and visit the city!
Suggestions:

  • More time at the Smithsonian
  • National Zoo
  • Georgetown
  • Walking Tours
  • Monuments
  • National Cathedral

Memorials by Moonlight Walking Tour

Day 7
Morning - FREE
Afternoon - Nationals vs Texas Rangers
Dinner with George and Mary Beth Nethercutt at their home.

Day 8
U.S. Library of Congress
Supreme Court
Lunch with George Nethercutt
Senator Trent Lott
Les Blumenthal, McClatchy’s News Service

Day 9
Arlington National Cemetery
Newseum
Holocaust Museum
National Cathedral

Day 10
Charlie Bass, CEO Republican Main Street Partnership
Congressman Frank Wolff (R-10th VA)
Pentagon Tour 
Steve Largent, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association

Day 11
Congressman Dooley, GMA President & CEO
Pat McGinnis, President and CEO of Council for Excellence in Government
James Goldstein, Director, Congressional Operations for Motorola, Inc.
Dave Warren, President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Day 12
Brookings Institute
Debrief trip with George Nethercutt
Travel home

**This itinerary is for illustration purposes only.  Actual itinerary, including visits with congressional and business leaders, will change from year to year.

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Highlights

11/20/08 – New Study Finds Americans, Including Elected Officials, Earn a Failing Grade When Tested on American History and Economics

Read what the Class of 2008 Nethercutt Fellows had to say about their Washington, DC experience in their 2008 DC Blog

View photos from the 2008 Nethercutt Fellows Washington, DC trip.