Upcoming:

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 -  Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Gift Shop, Charlottesville, Virginia. 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. book singing of Saving Monticello and Lafayette: Idealist General. 1050 Monticello Loop Charlottesville, Virginia 434-984-9800 Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - George Mason University Osher Lifelearning Institute, Fairfax, Virginia. 11:50 am. talk on The Unlikely War Hero‍ ‍and book signing. For info, call 703-503-3384.

Monday, September 28, 2026 - Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Insitution, Bath, UK. 2:30 p.m. Eastern U.S. talk on The Unlikely War Hero‍ via Zoom.

Thursday, October 8, 2026- The Woman’s Club of Salisbury Country Club, Midlothian, Virginia. Morning talk on Saving Monticello, and book signing.

Thursday, October 15, 2026 - Middleburg Library, Middleburg, Virginia. 7:00 p.m talk on Lafayette: Idealist Generaland book signing. 101 Reed St., Middleburg, Va. 540-687-5730. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - Ketoctin DAR Chapter, Leesburg, Virginia. Morning talk on Saving Monticello at monthly chapter meeting.

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

Thursday, November 19 , 2026 - Rust Library, Leesburg, Virginia. 7:00 p.m. talk on Flag: An American Biography and book signing. 380 Old Waterford Rd. NW, Leesburg. 703-777-0323. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, November 24, 2026 - Charleston Library Society, Charleston, South Carolina. 6:00 p.m. talk on Lafayette: Idealist Generaland book signing. 164 King St., Charleston. For more info, call 843-723-9912 or go to info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org

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.