I was relieved when Tom’s alarm rang at 6:30am on Tuesday May 17, 2022, primarily because I had survived the night. Two things haunted me from the moment my photographer turned out the room’s lights until the morning’s sunlight slipped…
Tag: Mount Vernon
186: A PRESIDENT’S HOME IS WHERE HIS HEART IS – ONE THROUGH FORTY-FIVE
During my travels, which began on July 10, 2013, I’ve had the honor and privilege of visiting hundreds of Presidential sites associated with every one of our Commander-In-Chiefs from George Washington to Joe Biden. While some of those sites consisted…
101: DISASTER STRIKES AT MOUNT VERNON
During our six-block walk to Ford’s Theater on the afternoon of May 15, 2019, I had plenty of time to think about my experience inside the White House. For the past six years, I’ve stood in the footsteps of all…
30: “IRREVERENT” WITH THE GENERAL?
“Siri, driving directions to Mount Vernon.” Those words seemed simple enough to get us from the National Mall to the home of our first President George Washington. The GPS’s voice immediately replied that it would take 25 minutes for us…