Category Archives: Politics

O, FOR HISTORY: Teddy Roosevelt visits Indiana in 1902

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

While doing some research for one of my writing projects I discovered President Theodore Roosevelt visited Indiana in 1902. While passing through a Massachusett’s city, a trolly car ran into the president’s horse-drawn carriage.  The president was propelled from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elwood, Indiana, Family Ancestry, History Channel, PBS, Politics, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. History, U.S. Presidents, Uncategorized, Washington, DC | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

O, FOR HISTORY: Andrews Air Force Base… reminders

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

A short while ago I watched the ceremonial arrival of Sen. John McCain’s remains at Joint Base Andrews, formerly known as Andrews Air Force Base just outside Washington, DC.. The senator’s remains were transported on a plane from the presidential … Continue reading →

Posted in Barak Obama, History Channel, Politics, Politics - 2008 Election, U.S. History, Uncategorized, Vietnam War | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

O, FOR HISTORY: Nixon resigns

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

August 8, 1974, my family was vacationing in Myrtle Beach. I was in the pool that evening when Mother came to the rail of our second-floor motel room, “Darin!  Hurry!”  I am certain I asked the reason and an exchange of … Continue reading →

Posted in First Ladies, Gerald Ford, History Channel, Museum of the US Air Force, PBS, Politics, Richard Nixon, U.S. First Ladies & Families, U.S. History, U.S. Presidents, Uncategorized, White House | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

O, FOR HISTORY: George Washington’s mother

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

From all I’ve read, Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our first commander in chief, George Washington, was quite a pill. This Washington Post article seems to reconfirm all I’ve read.  

Posted in Colonial America, Founding Fathers, George Washington, Martha Washington, Politics, U.S. First Ladies & Families, U.S. History, Uncategorized, White House | Leave a comment

SPOTLIGHT: THE POST

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

Thursday night, Mark Monroe and I went to The Greene to watch the newly released, THE POST, a political drama set in the early 1970s starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acting, Actors, Documentaries, Gerald Ford, Movies, Politics, Richard Nixon, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, White House | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

LINCOLN: my reaction

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I felt like a kid, tonight.  In fact, it felt like I had the excitement of all my birthdays and Christmases all combined. Quintin and I met Brian Pollock at The Greene to watch the movie I’ve waited several years … Continue reading →

Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Acting, Actors, Civil War, First Ladies, Founding Fathers, Lincoln Presidential Museum & Library, Mary Todd Lincoln, Movies, Playwright, Politics, Television, Theatre, U.S. History, U.S. Presidents, Washington, DC, White House | 1 Comment

…Presidential Funerals…

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Video clips of presidential funerals from William McKinley to Ronald Reagan, in order of their presidency.  

Posted in Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Kennedy Family, Politics, Richard Nixon, Smithsonian Institute, The History Channel, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. History, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War, White House | Leave a comment