Category: Washington, DC
A Veteran of the CIA
Today we spent time with a veteran of the CIA. In fact, he spent over two decades in clandestine operations and we discuss how and…
Six D.C. Sites to Visit During a Government Shutdown
I was just in the nation’s capital gathering audio for our daily broadcasts. For tourists, the government shutdown means many of the sites they planned…
The Willard Hotel
The round bar at the Willard Hotel has been the places where generations of politicians, celebrities and power brokers have forged deals, shared conversations or…
A Place For the President To Stay
The President, of course, lives in the White House. But over the decades, when a president or president-elect has needed another place to stay the…
Pioneers of Flight: Stratosphere Balloons
Before men could go into outer space, they first had to make it into the stratosphere. Many people don’t know that some of the pioneers…
Pioneers of Flight: Cal Rodgers
Today a transcontinental flight from New York to L.A. might take about five hours. But do you know how long the first such flight took?…
Pioneers of Flight: Charles Lindbergh
You may recall that it was Charles Lindbergh who flew the Spirit of 76 on the world?s first transatlantic flight. But do you know what…
Lincoln’s Aide – William Johnson
Few people know that on Abraham Lincoln’s return to the District of Columbia from delivering the Gettysburg Address, he contracted a mild case of smallpox….
The Women’s Astronaut Program
In the early 1980’s, the United States put its first woman into space, a full two decades after space travel began. So why didn’t women…
The Mercury Training Program for Women
The first man in space? The first man to orbit the earth? The first man to walk on the moon? You may know those pioneers…
