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308: WE CAME TO VISIT TRUMAN AT HIS FARM, BUT LANDED IN JAIL INSTEAD

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

For the second morning in a row, Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Prairie Village, Kansas rented home. It was Wednesday July 31, 2024 and our day was jam-packed with activities, although my photographer and I had a…

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299: I SPENT THE DAY WITH FORD AFTER MISSING THE NIGHT WITH TRUMP

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

When my last trip ended on May 3, 2024, I spent the next 78 days standing on a shelf with the rest of my Presidential bobble head friends. Although I was mentally prepared for the twelve-day adventure to Kansas City…

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296: SWEET CAROLINA, GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

My photographer’s wife did a good job getting us safely into Columbia, South Carolina, and she did an even better job finding a parking spot in close proximity to the South Carolina State House. It was 2:15pm on April 30,…

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222: JUST PLANE FUN ON BLACK FRIDAY IN DAYTON

December 14, 2022November 3, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

As soon as my photographer’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Dayton, Ohio hotel room, I couldn’t wait to hit the road. It was Friday November 25, 2022; which was more than just Black Friday to me. That’s because…

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203: POSSESSED OR ABDUCTED? MY NIGHT OF FRIGHT IN WASHINGTON

July 20, 2022November 1, 2024 Thomas Watson2 Comments

The weather forecast for Washington D.C. on Monday May 16, 2022 was scattered showers with a possibility of thunderstorms throughout the entire morning – and perhaps into the early afternoon. While that meteorological report would disappoint most tourists, it was…

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141: THE DAY THE BOBBLE HEAD STOOD STILL

July 7, 2021October 24, 2024 Thomas Watson4 Comments

We had made it to the seventh day of the trip and Tom’s alarm rang at 4:30am on Thursday May 20, 2021. My photographer had a grand scheme to ride into Washington D.C. with Mongo and capture sunrise images at…

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88: BACK TO NIXON’S FUTURE IN WHITTIER

July 4, 2020October 12, 2024 Thomas Watson1 Comment

My photographer and his wife got out of bed around 7:00am and their plan for the first part of Tuesday August 7, 2018 was to visit a handful of movie and Presidential sites that were located east of Los Angeles.…

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87: A DAY WITH NIXON WAS MISSION: POSSIBLE

June 26, 2020October 12, 2024 Thomas Watson2 Comments

After my photographer hopped out of bed at 7:00am on Monday August 6, 2018, he placed me into the camera case for a full day of Presidential sites. His wife, on the other hand, was dressed in beach attire and…

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79: THE BIRDS OF BODEGA BAY

May 19, 2020October 11, 2024 Thomas WatsonLeave a reply

Saturday July 28, 2018 was a day that was scheduled to be filled with a couple of Presidential sites, TV sitcom sites, movie film locations, and some beautiful scenery that my photographer and his wife had wanted to see since…

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