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Remembering what it was like to live through history.

 

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THE WITNESS CHAIR

Bob Congdon with his motorcycle at the Yukon sign during his Alaska Journey.
Bob Congdon on the road to Alaska, at the Yukon Border.

Stories and reflections from a lifetime of watching America and the World Change.

I’m Bob Congdon.  For more than seventy years, I’ve had a front-row seat to a changing America and a changing world.  The Witness Chair is where I share the people, places, events, and everyday moments I experienced along the way — and what they looked like from where I was sitting.

Stories from the Journey!

Jackie Robinson—One Courageous Man!

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As a Kid, watching him, I didn't understand what he accomplished Destination:  Ebbets Field.  It’s the 6th Game of the 1956 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees.  One day after Don Larson … [Read More...] about Jackie Robinson—One Courageous Man!

A Yankees Road South to Knoxville, Tennessee

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Recently an article appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch that ushered me back to September 1965.  I was driving from Lebanon, New Jersey to Knoxville, Tennessee to enter the University of … [Read More...] about A Yankees Road South to Knoxville, Tennessee

Richmond to UT to the Devils Crossroads: Days 1-3

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Cross Country Road Trip: Richmond to San Diego and Back: Day 1-3: Hey, here it is, Valentine's Day, and my Valentine has agreed to a cross-country driving Trip to San Diego and back.  She wants to … [Read More...] about Richmond to UT to the Devils Crossroads: Days 1-3

Motorcycle Traveling

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Traveling on Two(2) Wheels.  Why?  Are you crazy? I have had a Motorcycle since I was 20, so that is over 50 years.  Let there be no doubt in your mind my original attraction was rebelliousness, … [Read More...] about Motorcycle Traveling

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