It was Friday morning July 12, 2019 and I had made it through the night at the General Morgan Inn without incident. I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary; I never heard any strange sounds – except for the…
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105: ANOTHER GO AT GOADING GARFIELD’S GHOST
When our alarm clock rang at 6:00am on Sunday May 19, 2019, that irritating sound had kick-started the final day of our intense ten-day Presidential tour. So far, it had lived up to all of my expectations as the most…
104: MONROE’S LAW OFFICE – THE HIDDEN GEM REVEALED
Once again the alarm clock went off at exactly 6:00am on Saturday May 18, 2019. On that morning, however, my two companions didn’t exactly bounce out of bed. Their late-night visit to the White House and then to the Jefferson…
103: “GREAT SCOTT” – IT’S THE OVAL OFFICE!
Although our alarm clock was set for 6:00am on Friday May 17, 2019, Tom and Bob were up before that. And I knew exactly why – they were as excited as I was to go back inside the White House. …
102: ENTOMBED, YET ALIVE, IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL
When the alarm clock went off at exactly 6:00am on Thursday May 16, 2019, my first thought of the new day was I was happy to be alive. Although my head was still kinked slightly to the right and both…
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…
100: INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE; BUT WITHOUT DONALD
The alarm went off at precisely 6:00am on Wednesday May 15, 2019 and I couldn’t wait to get the day started. Over the past six years, I had visited some very famous Presidential homes, including FDR’s ‘Springwood’, John Adams’ ‘Peacefield’,…
99: IN THE CRADLE OF THE PRESIDENTS – VIRGINIA’S NORTHERN NECK
Bob Moldenhauer was up at sunrise on Tuesday May 14, 2019 as the weather finally allowed him to make his morning run. I saw him as he quietly left the motel room; Bob did his best not to wake my…
98: THE OUTLAW OF SHERWOOD FOREST
As usual, our alarm clock went off at precisely 6:00am. The first thing my photographer did when he rolled out of bed on Monday May 13, 2019 was to open the curtains and check the weather. For the second consecutive…
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…