July 11, 2023
Many of my guests come from overseas and one of the things I love to do with them is to go to a Nationals game. But have you ever tried to explain bas...
Read More: EXPLAINING BASEBALL TO SOMEONE FROM OVERSEAS
July 11, 2023
The only references in the constitution to installing a new president address the oath he or she must take and the date and time of the transfer of po...
Read More: Decoding the Flags on the Inaugural Stage
July 11, 2023
The images from the US Capitol following the recent terrorist attack are shocking. So, to try to return to some resemblance on normalcy, I thought I’d...
Read More: Visiting the Speaker’s Office
July 11, 2023
Washington is full of memorials to people or events. Most are big and impossible to miss. But some are rather small and almost impossible to find, lik...
Read More: Air Mail Memorial
July 11, 2023
The tours of NPR’s headquarters are on hold because of the pandemic. But when they come back it is a must see for those coming to Washington for more...
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July 11, 2023
The National Archives is more than the place to see the constitution and the Declaration of Independence. It also has a key role managing the Electora...
Read More: Graduating from Electoral College
July 11, 2023
There’s only one radioactive grave at Arlington National Cemetery. It belongs to Richard McKinley who had the misfortune on being one of three soldier...
Read More: The Radioactive Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
July 11, 2023
J. Edgar Hoover spent his entire life in Washington. He was born on Capitol Hill and lived there until he was 43. With his mother. When Mother Hoove...
Read More: The House Where J. Edgar Hoover Dies
July 11, 2023
There are lots of myths and urban legends about Washington, DC’s sites. The Lincoln Memorial is the home of the myths I hear most often form visitors...
Read More: Myths About the Lincoln Memorial