"We’re facing a ninja-related crisis of national security."
I'll delve more deeply into this world of presidents in film in the coming weeks. Here's a good starting point.
Making Media
I got to talk about this project today with my pals at New Hampshire Media Makers in Newmarket, including the talented video man about town Dan Freund of ShortStream.TV, who's [...]
Ulysses S Grant Memorial
If you're starting your tour of the National Mall at the US Capitol, your first stop as you head west is likely to be the US Grant Memorial. It's probably good to get it out of the way early, cause it's pretty strong stuff.
Escape From Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt's statue did not laugh, however. Instead, it spoke softly – or at least I thought it did. You, it told me, like so many before you, are now mine... I have a special expedition planned for you... we'll leave at once!
Madison Building, Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has three main buildings, each named after Founding Fathers. If you've been to one, it's probably the Thomas Jefferson Building, as that's the one where they [...]
Jefferson Memorial
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" - stirring words, but also easy to take out of context if a photographer decides to crop his photos for that ridiculous and nefarious purpose.
James Buchanan Memorial
"Buchanan was a great president too," said absolutely no one - so why does he have a memorial?
Nice Cape: The Franklin Pierce Statue in Concord, NH
Do note that while the state did honor Pierce with a statue after fifty years or so, they made sure it was technically on city - not state - ground, as if to say, he's mostly yours, Concord.
The Petersen House
Think of the place as a bit like improvised hospice for the dying president.
Ike is a Highway: The Eisenhower Statue in Alexandria, Va
If you want to like Ike while in the DC area, take the Metro Yellow Line down to King Street station and walk a half mile or so through Alexandria to Eisenhower Circle, built to officially mark the start of the Eisenhower national expressway system.