Julia Child: Spy And Chef In 1963 Julia Child became the first national superstar chef on TV.! Her program “The French Chef” was so influential that the Smithsonian Institute features her kitchen, intact, as a permanent exhibit! Julia Child changed the way … Continue reading
Click Here To Read About “In Cold Blood” On a quiet Monday in November 1969, Truman Capote was sitting in his apartment in Manhattan, reading page 39 of the New York Times, where he found the following 300-word account of … Continue reading
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“How do Presidential legacies change over time?” That was the intriguing question the superb NBC reporter Ethan Sacks asked me for a story about President’s Day. Click here to read the article! I was happy to offer a historian’s point … Continue reading
Despite his name, Floyd Boring was actually a fascinating man! As a Secret Service agent, he was with FDR when he died, twice saved the life of Harry Truman, protected Ike, served as a top agent for JFK, and retired … Continue reading