Whether informal or devoted, fans of Disney understand that the world Walt created emanates from Burbank, Glendale and Anaheim, California, Orlando, Florida, Paris, France, Tokyo, Japan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, China. But the Disney empire isn't limited to its corporate and Imagineering headquarters, or its global collection of theme parks. Washington DC, our nation's capital, hosts a vast array of Disney-related artifacts and ties to Disney history. Notable examples include: Nearly every President going back to Franklin Delano Roosevelt has a connection to Walt Disney, his theme parks, or both Walt’s multiple visits to Washington DC and his favorite hotel, the Mayflower Housed in the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution is a plethora of Disney historical information Several critical cases involving Walt Disney Productions and Walt’s estate were argued before the Supreme Court Walt Disney’s testimony in 1947 before the House Committee on Un-American Affairs Disney’s symbiotic relationship with NASA, boosting the concept of space travel in the American mindset and gaining NASA technology for space-themed attractions J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI file on Walt Disney and its peculiar entries A lawyer and Ex-CIA agent who was involved with secret land purchases and dummy corporations when Disney was purchasing property in Florida The tiny government agency that sent Walt and a select team to South America to foster goodwill between the Americas, resulting in Saludos Amigos and the Three Caballeros Disney’s extensive involvement in working for the present-day Department of Defense, creating morale-boosting films, propaganda films and a trove of insignia for the Army, Navy and the Marine Corps during World War II Disney’s extensive collection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, all issued from their respective offices on Washington DC Disney’s ambitious theme park in northern Virginia, Disney’s America, which ultimately never came to be Written for Disney fans, casual or captivated, this book brings many unknown facts to the general public. It's also for Washington DC locals and visitors, present and future. Disney historian and curator of Yesterland Werner Weiss compiles an annual list of must-have Disney books. "Walt goes to Washington" is on his list for 2021. Werner remarks, "When Disney historians write about Walt Disney—the man and the company that bears his name—cities are often part of the story, including Burbank, Anaheim, Orlando, global cities with Disney parks, and even Kansas City where Walt had his first film studio. But Washington, D.C.? There's always a new angle. Jamie Hecker has written book about Disney with a Washington, D.C. angle. There's a long list of topics at the Amazon description, too many to repeat here. Some are from during Walt Disney's lifetime, including Supreme Court cases involving Walt Disney Productions and Walt's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Affairs in 1947. Other topics are from the period after Walt, including the never-built Disney's America theme park in the suburbs of Washington, D.C." Coaster enthusiast and Disney bibliophile George Taylor (imaginerding.com) writes: "Walt Goes to Washington: Finding Disney in DC" by Jamie Hecker is an interesting title that pulls together all of the interactions that the Disney Company has had with the the Federal Government. Jamie guides us through the different agencies and shares how to find Disney in the CIA, the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, as well as Walt's visits to DC. There is a lot of detailed history on the different agencies, which is a fantastic addition to the book. Jamie Hecker was raised in Indiana and attended Purdue University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in US History. He writes for Celebrations, a quarterly Disney fan magazine where he focuses on Disney Legends, the men and women who have made significant contributions to the Walt Disney Company.