I know what you’re going to say – “HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE WASHINGTON!” Well, on this February 22, 2026, you took the words right out of my mouth. And let me tell you something else – there’s no better way to…
Tag: James Monroe
294: LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO GET IN SAVANNAH
With Vicki behind the wheel of the Jeep, it took about two-and-a-half hours to get from the Confederate Monument outside of St. Augustine and into downtown Savannah, Georgia. And as luck would have it, my photographer’s wife found reasonably priced…
JAMES MONROE
234: I FOUND MY PRESIDENTIAL PRIDE IN BUFFALO
It’s been nearly six months since my last trip, and I’ve anxiously waited for the opportunity to hit the road again with my photographer. During that long layoff, I had undergone a couple of minor cosmetic surgeries – procedures where…
197: OUR LUCK WAS TESTED ON FRIDAY THE 13th
Tom’s alarm went off at 5:50am on Friday May 13, 2022. When my companions opened the curtains in our room at the Hampton Inn, there was no doubt Friday the 13th had begun with horrible luck. A storm was moving…
168: MONROE & JQADAMS JOIN OUR SHOW ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
During the past ten days, two different Presidents have been featured on our show ‘Hail to the Chief’. Please take a moment and watch my photographer talk about the life and times of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. The…
139: YOU SAY TYLER; I SAY TAYLOE
My photographer’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Tuesday May 18, 2021 and I was anxious to hit the road for two reasons: First, I knew I was headed for a tour of John Tyler’s ‘Sherwood Forest’; and this time the…
137: JEFFERSON’S OLD STOMPING GROUNDS
The weather was mostly overcast when our alarm rang at 6:00am on Sunday May 16, 2021. The more I thought about it during the night, I truly believed that Tom and Bob selected Wytheville as their place to spend the…
97: THE LEGACY OF LINCOLN WAS ALIVE IN RICHMOND
By 3:00pm on May 12, 2019, we had completed the 16-mile drive from Tuckahoe Plantation to Hollywood Cemetery. The first thing that popped into my resin-filled head when I heard we were in Hollywood was whether or not I would…
95: ALL’S WELL AT SHADWELL; EVEN IN THE DRIZZLE
At 2:30pm on Saturday May 11, 2019, we arrived at the birthplace of 12th President Zachary Taylor, a private residence that was located halfway between Barboursville and Gordonsville, Virginia. My photographer parked the Acadia on the side of the road,…