When Gallatin came to Jefferson

Gallatin stand-in

By contributor Donna Shor
Photos by Neshan H. Naltchayan

A seldom-celebrated American statesman (who was both ally and occasionally antagonist of Thomas Jefferson) finally got his due Thursday night when the Swiss Embassy and the Jefferson Hotel brought their doubles together.

It was also the 250th year of Gallatin’s birth and his actor stand-in at the celebration had the fun of unveiling Gallatin’s portrait in dedicating the Jefferson Hotel’s Gallatin Room.

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