Peaceful Transfer of Power: Then and Now
Tuesday, September 03 2024
Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book closely examines the dramatic events that shaped America’s pattern for the peaceful transfer of power.
- Published in Books
Happy Birthday Meriwether Lewis
Tuesday, August 20 2024
August 18 was Meriwether Lewis’ 250th birthday. Clay reflects on the short life of this protégée to President Jefferson and one of the nation’s most well-known explorers.
- Published in Features
Thoughts on Airstream Life — Living in Miniature
Monday, August 19 2024
Clay shares his thoughts on life on the road and living in a 184 square-foot portable home.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
The Heroic and Problematic Legacy of Joseph Banks
Monday, June 10 2024
I was listening to an audio biography of Joseph Banks, the great British naturalist who sailed with Captain James Cook, who made Kew Gardens in Britain, and who was the president of the Royal Society — among much else, not all so admirable it turns out.
- Published in Features
Pondering Thomas Jefferson at Niagara Falls
Monday, May 27 2024
Thomas Jefferson said it is worth a trip across the Atlantic to see Niagara Falls. Although he never got there.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
The US Presidency and What Can Be Lost Between Administrations
Monday, November 06 2023
What happens in the gap between one administration and the next, especially when the outgoing president is unavailable? This “leadership gap” has had an intriguing influence on U.S. History.
- Published in Features
President Jefferson and the Big Cheese
Tuesday, September 05 2023
The recent record-setting auction of a $32,000 Spanish cheese reminds Clay of the curious tale of Thomas Jefferson’s 1,235-pound Mammoth Cheese.
- Published in Features
The Story Behind a Famous White House Dinner
Wednesday, July 26 2023
Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed new film has ignited a fascination with Robert Oppenheimer. Clay reflects on a surprising connection between Oppenheimer, John F. Kennedy, and “America’s da Vinci,” Thomas Jefferson.
- Published in Features
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