Kluge Center Author Salon Candice Millard and Garfield

We like to go to the events at the Library of Congress. I worked there for ten years and it is very comfortable for us to go to DC to catch the programs. The only difference is now we have to drive in from northern Virginia rather than walk two blocks from our old condo on Capitol Hill. Yesterday we went to the Jefferson Building to hear Candice Millard talk about her book about President Garfield called “Destiny of the Republic.” Of all the programs we have been to at the Library, this was one of the best. The exchange between author and moderator was practically seamless and the love she had of the subject was so obvious. The time flew by. On the way out we saw the Librarian Carla Hayden who was obviously there for an evening event  - a lot of people were arriving in evening attire. Rather than get caught up in rush hour traffic we strolled along Pennsylvania Avenue in this very familiar neighborhood and stopped in at Hawk and Dove to catch a bite. Afterwards we walked back to our old neighborhood and ran in to a neighbor who still lives in our condo building and also happens to work at the Library. We caught up on things and finally headed back to the car. We do miss our Capitol Hill neighborhood, but not the 1890’s building. You could say we now have the best of both worlds.