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Following George Washington, Part 3
It was not long after my disappointing trip to the crossing that I saw an advertisement proclaiming that George Washington was going to appear at a nearby library. Why not meet the man himself? I...
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Following George Washington, Part 4 (Mount Vernon and Slavery)
There are rivers and there are rivers, I thought, as I pulled my car over to the side of the road to take a look at the Potomac. The drive had been short, maybe three hours, but I had noticed, as I...
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In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporter, by Dana...
There are various reasons you might not care about the Obama administration’s syping on journalist James Rosen and labeling him a “co-conspirator and/or aider and abettor” in an espionage case....
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Following George Washington Part 5
The question I had come up against was simple enough – was Washington, in fact, one of the good guys? Henry Wiencek is a writer who spent several years pondering the question and had produced some...
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Following George Washington Part 6 – The Story of Oney Judge
The name Oney Judge is destined to become far more familiar to our children than it has been to us. This change in our collective perspectives is part of the on-going dialogue that is...
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Edmund Morriss and “Theodore Rex”
Tt Theodore Roosevelt was a great man but sort of a ho-hum president. Despite Edmund Morris’ greatest efforts, this is the conclusion the reader is bound to come to after reading the...
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U.S. CONSTITUTION
Since our Executive and Legislative Departments have taken to reading everything put out on the internet, be it Facebook, Twitter, private communications or public offerings, we at...
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Richard Reeves on Nixon
Richard Reeves’ style is to describe a life by relating, with minute exactitude, the day to day activities of his subject. There is none of the usual flourish we have come to expect from historians;...
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Following The Presidents to Cover FDR Library Reopening!!!!
On June 30th, FOLLOWINGTHEPRESIDENTS.COM will be attending the Grand Reopening of the Franklin Roosevelt Library. In the meantime, keep checking in for stories about Roosevelt and the birth of the...
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The Franklin Roosevelt Library Exhibit
(On June 30th, the Franklin Roosevelt Library is going to commemorate the anniversary of the opening of the First Presidential Library by opening the New Roosevelt Library, with new exhibits. The...
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The Roosevelt Mansion Tour
When I arrived at the spot where the mansion tour was supposed to begin, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It wasn’t long ago that I had been disappointed by the tour I had taken of Mount Vernon, and I...
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Franklin Roosevelt’s Cottage
Just a few minutes away from Roosevelt’s mansion is the cottage he had built for himself to relax. It was known as “Top Cottage.” I was informed that I could not drive there myself but that I would...
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Eleanor’s Cottage
Next it was time to visit Eleanor’s cottage. (Yes, everybody in this family had their own house!) Franklin had it built for Eleanor so that she could escape her mother in law’s autocratic rule. In...
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Franklin Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Library System
The birth of the Presidential Library system began with a letter from President Franklin Roosevelt dated February 28, 1938. This letter marked the beginning of the serious discussions pertaining to...
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The Newly Refurbished FDR Library
The Author with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt People often ask me which of the Presidential Libraries is my favorite. it is not a question I can really answer, because I found several of the...
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The Re-Dedication of the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library
Lynn Bassanese, Director, Franklin . Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: “When my son was in the first grade, his teacher asked him what his mother did for a living. He hesitated for a moment...
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George Washington Part 7 – The Making of the President’s House
I met with Edward Lawler in a place that was unfortunately destined to become a dinosaur. It was not just a Borders but the Borders, the neighborhood bookstore where people congregated....
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Presidential Library Journey – The Beginning
I heard a sound, faint but insistent, just a foot or so outside my tent. A raccoon? A dog? A squirrel? A skunk? I closed my eyes, choosing to ignore it and, I hoped, to drift off to sleep. I...
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The First Library – FDR (Hyde Park), Part 1
I typed the address of my first destination onto my GPS – 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York – and began my journey into the hearts and minds of my Presidents. The husky computerized female...
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The First Library – FDR (Hyde Park, New York), Part 2
When I shook hands with Lynn Bassanesse she was full of apologies for being late, not realizing that as an attorney, I spend 98.9 % of my life waiting. Since her reason for being late was not a bad...
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