THE MOST IMPORTANT DINNER PARTY IN AMERICAN HISTORY

By ROBERT WATSON, Ph. D.
Contributing Writer
On a warm evening in June 1790, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton was leaving George Washington’s home in New York City when he bumped into Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was waiting to see the President. Although they had long been adversaries and were rivals in Washington’s Cabinet, Jefferson invited [...]

FEAR AND FAILURE

By ROBERT WATSON, Ph. D.
Contributing Writer
By 1933 three straight years of economic depression had produced record numbers of bank failures, the collapse of entire industries, and an unemployment rate of 25 percent. It was within this context that Franklin Roosevelt uttered the memorable line at his inauguration that soothed the nation’s anxieties and launched a [...]

OF PIRATES AND PRESIDENTS

By ROBERT WATSON, Ph. D.
Contributing Writer
Two weeks ago America celebrated the compelling rescue of the captain of a ship being held for ransom by Somali pirates. But, the killing of three pirates by Navy SEAL sharpshooters marked only the latest in a long conflict with African and Muslim pirates. Even the lyrics of the well-known [...]

INSPIRING GREATNESS

By ROBERT WATSON, Ph.D.
Contributing Writer
When George Washington was 16, he met Sally Cary Fairfax, the new bride of perhaps the foremost family of Virginia’s Tidewater region. The event would change his life. George was instantly and hopelessly bewitched by the beautiful, elegant, and witty Sally, who was a few years his senior.
Washington’s father had passed [...]

“AN AMERICAN PATRIOT”

By ROBERT WATSON, Ph.D.
Contributing Writer
Soon after the start of the war it became apparent to George Washington that the American Revolution would end prematurely because of a lack of funds. The troops had not been paid and were disinterested in reenlisting for an empty promise and the army was running out of armaments and supplies.
The [...]

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