Our last full day in our nation’s capital began when Tom’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Wednesday May 18, 2022. Even though we had been in Washington for five days up to that point, I knew my photographer had saved…
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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…
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…
27: THOMAS AND GEORGIE AND ABE, OH MY!
I heard Bob tell my photographer that parking in Washington sucks, but Mongo had figured with a little luck that he could get us a spot along the road in East Potomac Park; which he did. From there, I was…