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 pitched his perfect game, Jackie Robinson strides to the plate with runners on first and second base and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning … [Read More...] about Jackie Robinson—One Courageous Man!
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Welcome to The Witness Chair
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!

A Yankees Road South to Knoxville, Tennessee
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 Tennessee. I had come to the realization that I couldn't make it as a baseball player and figured I had best decide what to do with my future profession. I … [Read More...] about A Yankees Road South to Knoxville, Tennessee
