Upcoming:

April 5, 2026 - Descendants of American Prisoners of War, Alexandria, Virginia. Evening talk on The Unlikely War Hero and book signing at annual Dinner Meeting.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - McLean Historical Society, McLean, Virginia. 7:30 p.m. talk on The Unlikely War Hero and book signing. McLean Community Center,
1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, Va., 703-790-0123. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Falls Church DAR Chapter, Falls Church, Virginia. Morning talk on The Unlikely War Hero and book signing at monthly chapter meeting.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 310th Theater Army Area Command Alumni, Ft. Myer, Virginia. Morning talk on The Unlikely War Hero and book signing.

Saturday, May 9, 2026 - St, Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Dunwoody, Ga. 8:00 a.m. talk at Saturday Breakast on Lafayette: Idealist General and book signing. Via Zoom.

Thursday, June 11, 2026 - Monteagle Assembly, Monteagle, Tennessee. 10:45 a.m. talk on The Unlikely War Heroand book signing and 7:45 p.m. talk on Lafayette: Idealist General and book signing.

Thursday, July 2, 2026 - Cascades Library, Potomac Falls, Va. 7:00 p.m. talk on Flag: An American Biography, and book signing. 21030 Whitfield Pl. Potomac Falls, Va. 571-367-8500. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, October 16, 2026 - Middleburg Library, Middleburg, Va. 7:00 p.m talk on Lafayette: Idealist General and book signing. 101 Reed St., Middleburg, Va. 540-687-5730. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 - Potomac Hills Women’s Club, McLean, Virginia. Morning talk on Lafayette: Idealist General and book signing.

Archived:

September 2014 live interview on CBS TV's This Morning Saturday on Francis Scott Key and "The Star-Spangled Banner."

June 2014 talk on Francis Scott Key at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

September 2020 livestream interview about The Levy Family and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello with Susan Stein at the Jefferson Library in Charlottesville, Virginia, for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

January 2012 talk on the Marquis de Lafayette for the Great Lives Series at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia

July 2014 tour of the Monocacy National Battlefield Park in Frederick, Maryland, and Fort Stevens in Washington, D.C., the subject of Desperate Engagement, on C-SPAN's Book-TV

June 20, 2025, Q&A about The Unlikely War Hero  with Jack Farrell of Biographers International Organization on the BIO Podcast

Events

A man with glasses, gray hair, and a beard, smiling, sitting at a table with books and a photo of a soldier playing guitar in front of him.
Three TV hosts sitting at a news table on a talk show set with a large screen behind them displaying the words "What So Proudly" and a graphic of the American flag.
A person giving a lecture or presentation in a small library or bookstore, with an audience seated facing the speaker, surrounded by tall bookshelves filled with books.
Three people sitting on a panel during a discussion, with water bottles on tables in front of them.
A man with glasses and a beard, dressed in a dark suit, is sitting at a table signing multiple copies of a book titled 'Saving Monticello'. He is smiling and holding a pen. Standing behind him are three people, two men and one woman, engaged in conversation. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly at a book signing event.
Close-up of a person signing a certificate or document titled 'Battle of the Beered.' The person is using a black marker and holding a sheet of paper. The person's hands are visible, and they are wearing a light-colored shirt.