Observations: The Peace Corps
I called the Peace Corps in Washington D.C. the next day, and within two weeks we were accepted into a program in the Philippines, which would commence shortly after we got married.
Allan Winkler
Observations: Rachel’s wedding
She became a part of our family, more so than any of the other African students in our orbit.
Observations: Trump and anticommunism
The Red Scare, in the aftermath of World War I, was a sorry episode in American society.
Observations: The dog theme
My mother never allowed us to have a dog, so I didn’t have one until I was well along in my career.
Observations: Barney Frank
I knew Barney personally in my senior year in college. He was a graduate student then... We always sat together and Barney always talked, usually about politics in a fascinating way.
Observations: The automobile and me
I can’t say that having my license made much difference at all in my social life, but at least it held the possibility of something really good.
Observations: Travel: Finland
“It turned out that the Finnish and American governments had created a chair to bring in a different professor each for a year to teach American Studies.”