Our alarm went off at 6:00am on Saturday July 15, 2017 and the morning sunlight revealed our spectacular view of Gillette Stadium from our room. We weren’t rushed that morning as the JFK Presidential Library didn’t open until 9:00am and…
Author: Thomas Watson
My name is Thomas Watson and I've been a U.S. history fanatic since I was 9 years old. In 2013, I decided to take my passion to the next level when I purchased a Thomas Jefferson bobble head with the sole intention of photographing that bobble head at Presidential sites. From that first day on July 10, 2013 at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio, this journey has taken on a life of its own. Now, nearly 40,000 miles later, I thought it was time to share the experiences, stories, and photos of Jefferson's travels. Keep in mind, this entire venture has been done with the deepest respect for the men who held the office as our President; no matter what their political affiliations, personal ambitions, or public scandals may have been. This blog is intended to be a true tribute to the Presidents of the United States and this story will be told Through the Eyes of Jefferson. I hope you enjoy the ride!
61: CREEPY AND KOOKY? NOT THIS ADAMS FAMILY!
Our agenda for Friday July 14, 2017 was ambitious and filled with Presidential sites; which was a relief to me as I had spent the previous day looking at old lighthouses. Because of the full itinerary, our alarm went off…
60: THE MAINE EVENT – FDR’S CAMPO & LIGHTHOUSES
There’s no better way to start off a morning than with a four-hour drive; but that’s exactly what we did on Wednesday July 12, 2017. The alarm went off at 5:00am and we were on the road by 7:00. Since…
59: TAKE ANOTHER LITTLE PIERCE OF MY HEART NOW, BABY!
It was sad for me as we left the historic Coolidge neighborhood in Plymouth Notch, Vermont on the morning of July 11, 2017. I had enjoyed our visit with Calvin Coolidge; I was proud to stand in some of the…
58: NOTHING SAYS VERMONT LIKE CAL, BEN & JERRY
The morning of Monday July 10, 2017 was one where my photographer thought it would be good for us to sleep later than usual. After all, the first site of the day didn’t open until 10:00am and that site was…
57: LOOKED FOR LARA; SETTLED FOR FALA
My photographer’s phone alarm went off precisely at 5:00am on Sunday July 9, 2017. The first thing Tom did was look out of the room’s window to check the weather – luckily for us there wasn’t a single cloud in…
56: RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY TOMB
We left the Holiday Inn Express in Utica on Saturday morning July 8, 2017 at 7:45am under overcast skies and a threat of rain. Since our first stop was nearly 100 miles to the southeast, we had hoped to drive…
55: OZ WAS OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
The black sky was broken by the dawn’s first light as we left Michigan on our first trip of the year. As we went over the Blue Water Bridge and into Canada at 4:45am on July 7, 2017, I was…
54: WIN, PLACE, AND SHOW ME THE WAY HOME
It was an overcast morning on Thursday August 4, 2016 when we left the LaQuinta Inn in Jackson, Tennessee. By the time we drove the 129 miles to Nashville, however, the skies had brightened up and the threat of rain…
53: CLINTON ROCKED IN LITTLE ROCK; EXCEPT AT HIS LIBRARY
We had made the drive from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Little Rock in a little less than an hour. It was a few minutes before noon on August 3, 2016 when we walked up to the Old State House. That…