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Brian what was the idea . Jesse the idea was to write a story about the africanamerican slaves who lived inside the white house. Back then, the country was still talking about how great and how unique it would be if an africanamerican president lived inside the white house. I said to myself, i understand that would be great but he cannot have been the first africanamerican to live there. And then the thought process went on so who were the first africanamericans to live there . We knew there were africanamerican butlers but i thought there had to be someone before them. I decided to write a bo...

Got into writing about africanamerican history in washington, d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. There was a lot of interest in African American history, having the first africanamerican president in the white house. I was lucky enough to be assigned by the Associated Press to cover obama that weekend. I remember holding up pulling to the obamas townhouse in chicago thinking about what book what i write next. And right at that spot is when it hit me. I got so excited about the topic and so i immediately called my editor. Down mydiately tamped enthusiasm and told me to think ab...

Libraries became safe havens when schools were closed and local businesses were closed. Your library stayed open. You are a personal hero and he thought you were the most capable individual possible to run the library of congress, so that was a good recommendation from a missourian about what you have done. Much more thanes the title would indicate. The library of congress is our countrys oldest Cultural Institution and was created by , 200 years ago. It was created to promote scholarship, to promote creativity and the goal to become a pro class repository for a vast touch of work. Leading the...

But her condition has been upgraded from serious to fair. Danny says he is ready to get back to work. His doctor says he has healing to do first. Reporting live, stephen tschida, [ music ] leon thank you, stephen. So much Public Servants like him. Fastmoving developments in the last hour in the investigation of a murder of an 83yearold man this morning in Fairfax County. It happened along river road in lorton in what is described as quiet riverside community. Jeff goldberg is there live. Fill us in. What has happened since we heard from you at 4 00 . Jeff in if past hour the investigators from...

County. Peggy fox is live along river drive. Who was he, peg . Reporter well, the victim has been identified as 83year old johann deleedy, he retired from the World Bank Many years ago. He lived in a large waterfront mansion, down there on the left, where that crime scene truck is parked. Now, Fairfax County police were here overnight. With search dogs after receiving two different 911 calls. Just after 1 00 a. M. One of the callers reported an unconscious man at the home in the 6,000 block of river drive. The other caller reported hearing gunshots in the area. When police got to the scene, th...