One Stubborn Irishman
Senator Joe Biden, 2002 While Joe Biden came to the National Archives on more than one occasion during my tenure, outside of social...
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- Jun 25
- 2 min
Mr. Huffington Goes to Washington
Billionaire Republican Congressman, heir to the HUFFCO Energy fortune, husband of Arianna Huffington (Greek-born founder of the...
- May 22
- 4 min
Routine
Routine is something that has eluded me in my retirement years. I felt badly about it until I realized that I had been rebelling against...
- Apr 1
- 14 min
Farewell Joe
As is often the case in recent years, when a high-profile member of the US Senate or House of Representatives passes away, friends ask me...
- Feb 22
- 7 min
Wait, I asked to see a tailor
relax you copyright attorneys. I am not charging anyone to see this image, so it is not enriching me in any way, shape, or form. I wanted...
- Oct 23, 2023
- 7 min
And We Were Singing...
Rugby: 1. a city in Warwickshire, central England 2. famous school for boys located there; founded 1567 3. a kind of football, a...
- Sep 29, 2023
- 5 min
Brooks
I just returned from a week in Belgium and France with a head full of blog ideas, but the passing of a Baltimore legend requires a pause...
- May 30, 2023
- 6 min
Passing of a Teacher
We just learned of the passing of our beloved Professor David L. Holmes. Hayden and I took New Testament from Mr. Holmes at the College...
- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min
Shakespeare of the Divines
My rector and friend Reverend Samuel Gregory Jones recently introduced Jeremy Taylor to our parish in Raleigh. Jeremy is not a new...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 6 min
Bosses II
Dr. Trudy Huskamp Peterson, Dr. Michael Kurtz, Adrienne Thomas Michael Kurtz Michael Joseph Kurtz was born on March 8, 1949, in Leesburg...
- Oct 5, 2022
- 4 min
A Cold Evening in Camelot
My grandmother, Lillian Mackenzie Loeber, had one sister, Mary Clarke. Mary was married to Frank Clarke who, after the Great Depression...
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Bosses
John Constance and Herb Angel, Deputy Archivist of the United States, August, 1971 I recently received a note from a young lady who...
- Aug 27, 2022
- 10 min
Talkin' Baseball
(Brooks Robinson, by Norman Rockwell) What is it about baseball that has inspired poetry, song, art, storytelling, and writing like no...
- Aug 9, 2022
- 8 min
Silver Bullet?
(Capitol Reflections, photo by John Constance) Congress is broken. Politics is a vicious blood sport. There is no such thing as a...
- Jul 15, 2022
- 7 min
Eye of the Tiger
Among the first words I ever heard uttered by Congressman Tom Lantos of California were, “Mr. Constance, if you dare to take this action,...
- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
Art Donovan, Master Storyteller
In the early 1990’s a friend asked me to join him for a round of golf at an iconic Baltimore course where he was a member. Sparrows Point...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Balkans Cruise 2: On to Budapeszt
Magnificent skylines, rich history, heartbreaking memorials, delicious cuisine, skilled horsemen, proud young folk dancers; the memories...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
Balkans Cruise 1 : Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia.
The most frequent question you get from friends when you announce your intention to take a river cruise through Eastern Europe is “why?”...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 6 min
Ye Olde Guarde
An ocean of old faces. A National Septuagenarian Portrait Gallery. I didn’t recognize anyone. As I would draw closer, there were familiar...
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
Splash, Boom
Allen David Carli, Jr. was a legend. A fraternity brother and friend of 55 years, Dave (Carli, Carlos, Los, etc, etc) was a successful...
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