There were two reasons that John Carlin, Archivist of the United States, and I were travelling to the FDR Library and Museum in Hyde...

Senator Charles (Mac) Mathias (R-MD) Governor Theodore R. McKeldin (R-MD) Ok folks, the topics today are political patronage and...

During my tenure at the National Archives, I got into the habit of attending St. John’s Lafayette Square each year on Good Friday. As an Episcopalian I enjoyed the familiar liturgy, the music was always excellent, and long-time rector Rev. John Carsten Harper, was a gifted preacher. A short walk from the White House, St. John’s had long ago been labelled the Church of the Presidents. Reverend Harper had preached to eight Chief Executives during his 30 years as the rector. Wh

November 1958, a rainy day in Catonsville, Md. My dad was at home having just returned from the hospital with the first of what would be...

And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that truly be said...

The first time my wife heard that request at the Constance Thanksgiving table she almost fell out of her chair. Sauerkraut at...

First week back at school, 1964. Eighth grade at Catonsville Junior High School was already a little weird. We weren’t the youngest kids...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks still bravely...

Forty nine years ago today, I awakened at the Davis home in Suffolk, VA still feeling the effects of my bachelor party from a week prior...

Last year I donated my dad’s papers and photos to the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. My daughter Brittany was surprised by that transaction,...

My oldest childhood friend is David Carter Christian, or “Chris” as he is still known by his sister Dale and me. Our moms...

Growing up in the Baltimore area I never gave a lot of thought to whether I was a southerner or a Yankee. As a lifelong Orioles fan, I...

With the recent whistleblower revelations that Facebook had chosen profit over the best interests of our Country, it is time. With the...