Fairfax, VA, January 27, 2014 –(PR.com)– It happened in April 1947 on a legendary train called “The Capitol Limited,” as two men bunked down for the night for the trip back to […]
David R. Stokes
Bestselling Author
Was My Book NOVEMBER SURPRISE Prophetic?
The recent terrorist attacks in Russia have been connected to Chechen Islamists led by DOKU UMAROV. In my novel, NOVEMBER SURPRISE, (which was released in November), I write about a terrorist attack […]
Truth May Very Well Be Stranger Than Fiction ;)
In my novella, NOVEMBER SURPRISE: A Political Thriller, I blend some fictional ideas with history and current events. This has become my “formula,” to an extent. So I always watch for items […]
The World Leader Who Didn’t Attend CHURCHILL’S Funeral
[This column is currently posted at TOWNHALL.COM] Why did one of the most politically savvy leaders ever to occupy the White House—Lyndon Baines Johnson—decide not to attend the funeral of Winston Churchill […]
Mandela’s Secret
Nelson Mandela was a giant, a colossus who seemed to stand astride history and above the everyday. His passing at the age of 95 is being marked by expressions of condolence and […]
Thank You, Mr. Schieffer
The Fort Worth Star Telegram issued four “Extras” on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy died. The driving force was a 26 year-old cub reporter by the name of […]
How Kennedy Became CAMELOT
Vinny is one of my grandsons (I have six, and one granddaughter—thanks for asking). He’s seven years old. The other day, as he showed me a screen and explained the latest level […]
The Forgotten Mickey of ’68
Though this time of year the big-four of sports are all up and running—baseball, football, basketball, and hockey—to my mind it’s still baseball season until Yogi Berra’s famous benediction is pronounced: “It […]
SAVING REAGAN
[This column was written for TOWNHALL.COM — DRS] Hollywood put out some great movies in 1939, films such as Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, […]
The Checkers Speech — 61 Years Ago Today
One day in 1974, as Spring began to give way to Summer, Frank Gannon—wordsmith and White House Fellow—took a walk in Washington, largely to get away from the stress induced by the […]
