In October 1965, Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States, held a press conference on the White House lawn to assure the public he was fully recovered from gall bladder surgery. I was glad to hear it, but watched, stupefied, as he lifted his shirt to show his scar to the me
When I was 29, I realized I had to make a decision. Almost everyone around me was married. Was I to sail into my 30s an old maid or pick one of the two suitors available, neither of whom interested me? Despite her failed marriage, my mother wanted me to settle. She liked the you
Hillary Clinton has been charged by her critics with so many crimes, so many bad decisions and so many shady associations that after 40 years of intense investigations by hostile prosecutors, it’s a wonder she’s allowed to wear pants suits instead of sackcloth and ashes. The lat
While making calls for Hillary Clinton recently, I encountered a man who complained that when president Bill Clinton signed the measure repealing the Glass Steagall Act, he created conditions that made the Great Recession of 2007-2008 possible. Because of it, the man refused to supp
When I graduated from Reed, I applied for a job in San Francisco. I needed work that paid well because I was saving for my boat passage to England to join my fiancé. My first interview was with a company, the name of which I have forgotten, but I remember the interview was br
Who would have thought the life of former President Hamilton would make good theatre, or that T. S. Elliot’s reference to cats in, “The Waste Land” would inspire a Broadway musical? Certainly, I’d have scoffed at either project had they been suggested to me. That both thea
If you believe Donald Trump intended to incite someone from the NRA to shoot Hillary Clinton in his off the cuff comment recently, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you. Whatever the man’s flaws, he isn’t stupid enough to publicly engage in a conspiracy to commit mu
What is it going to take to convince voters that a woman can lead this nation? I’ve heard complaints about Hillary Clinton’s character, unfounded suspicions that have survived the scrutiny of a hostile Congress for the last 40 years. I doubt many voters could undergo such sc