Although Thomas Jefferson is Tom’s and my favorite President, it’s hard to argue that Abraham Lincoln was America’s greatest President. After all, Lincoln devoted his life to keep our country united during the Civil War and he died in that…
Month: March 2026
364: AMERICA’S WORST PRESIDENT CAME FROM PENNSYLVANIA – SURPRISE, IT’S NOT JOE BIDEN
Have you ever said to yourself, “Self, I wonder who the worst President in American history was?” Well, in the past 26 years, it could have been a few men who fit that category – and some might think he’s…
363: THE SPIRITS OF INDEPENDENCE STARS TOOK THEIR SHOW TO CHARLESTON
On May 29, 1991, during their 17-day non-stop adventure to visit the graves of all 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Watson and Bob Moldenhauer hung out at Middleton Place before they crisscrossed the streets of downtown Charleston…
362: TWO MORE YOUTUBE VIDEOS FEATURE PRESIDENT PIERCE & THE D of I TRIP PART 3
Followers of my photographer’s videos will get a lot of bang for their buck today as Tom has published two more shows on his YouTube channel. Help celebrate America 250 and be part of our nation’s great history. The first…
361: MILLARD FILLMORE GOES FROM “ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT” TO YOUTUBE STAR
While 13th President Millard Fillmore and actor Alec Baldwin share an uncanny resemblance, one of their biggest glaring differences is the fact that Fillmore never accidentally shot and killed someone. Fillmore was called the “Accidental President” by his political foes,…
360: ZACHARY TAYLOR’S LIFE WAS MORE THAN A BOWL OF CHERRIES ON JEFFERSON’S SALUTE TO THE PRESIDENTS
On my photographer’s show Jefferson’s Salute to the Presidents, the two of us pay tribute to the life of our 12th President Zachary Taylor. It turned out Ol’ Rough and Ready’s life was more than a bowl of cherries. Since…
359: THE SECOND EPISODE OF ‘THE SPIRITS OF INDEPENDENCE’ NOW ON YOUTUBE
In 1991, my photographer and his good friend Bob Moldenhauer embarked on a 17-day trip where their goal was to visit the graves and homes of all 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence. The pair of historians were armed…
358: I WAS ALL BUSINESS IN FRONT WHEN I PARTIED IN BACK WITH PRESIDENT POLK
KISS may have rock and rolled all night and partied every day, but when I hung out with James K. Polk on our YouTube channel, it was business in the front and a party in the back – highlighted with…
357: MY PHOTOGRAPHER AND BOB MOLDENHAUER FEATURED IN NEW YOUTUBE SERIES ‘THE SPIRITS OF INDEPENDENCE’
In 1991, which was twenty-two years before I was a gleam in my photographer’s eyes, Bob Moldenhauer and Thomas Watson embarked on a well-designed and passionate quest to visit the homes and gravesites of all 56 Signers of the Declaration…