After I had returned from a trip to Kansas City, Missouri on August 5th, I was placed alongside my bobble head friends where we endured the agony of watching and listening to an endless number of political advertisements on television.…
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315: LEE HARVEY OSWALD’S ROLE IN THE JFK ASSASSINATION NOW ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
After three consecutive episodes of my show, ‘Hail to the Chief’, where I paid tribute and walked in the footsteps of our 35th President John F. Kennedy, Part 4 of the installment focuses on the escapades of the alleged Presidential…
314: FOUR DAYS IN NOVEMBER 1963 – JFK PART 3 ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
Through Thomas Jefferson’s eyes, the bobble head stood along Elm Street in Dealey Plaza and had a perfect view of the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Or at least it seemed that way because of all the…
313: MY JOHN F. KENNEDY TRIBUTE ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ PART TWO – THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS
In the first episode of my tribute to President John F. Kennedy on my show ‘Hail to the Chief’, which was published on October 24, 2024, my photographer and I took you on a journey from young JFK’s birth up…
312: MY TRIUMPHANT RETURN ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ WITH A TRIBUTE TO JFK
My photographer and I began taping episodes of our show, ‘Hail to the Chief’, in August 2021. The show has been intended to be our personal tribute to each President by telling stories and sharing photos about our journey around…
311: MY TRIBUTE TO JIMMY CARTER ON HIS 100th BIRTHDAY – OCTOBER 1, 2024
In celebration of Jimmy Carter’s 100th Birthday on October 1, 2024, I am listing my Top Ten favorite Jimmy Carter highlights since I began my Presidential journey in 2013. I hope you enjoy! #1 MEETING THE PRESIDENT #2 SEEING JIMMY…
310: THE FINALE IN THE LAND OF LINCOLN ENDED WITH A TRIPLE XXX RATING
When Tom’s alarm went off at six o’clock on Sunday August 4, 2024, it was a bittersweet moment for the entire clan. It was time to pack up and start the laborious journey home – which was only a short…
309: MICHIGAN’S BO KNOWS BASEBALL IN MISSOURI – LET THE GAMES BEGIN
My photographer’s alarm rang at 5:45am on Thursday August 1, 2024 and our Airbnb in Prairie Village, Kansas began to come to life shortly after. It was game day, and Tom’s grandson’s first game of the National All-State Championship tournament…
308: WE CAME TO VISIT TRUMAN AT HIS FARM, BUT LANDED IN JAIL INSTEAD
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…
307: MY DAY WITH RORY, HARRY S, AND THE ‘COUNTRY WEASEL’
It was a little over a one-mile drive from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum into downtown Independence where Tom found a parking place across the street from the Independence Courthouse Square. Although my photographer figured the historic…