I remember the first time someone introduced me publicly as a historian.
But back to my apotheosis. It took place at a stately, black tie dinner in 2011 hosted by the New-York Historical Society (NYHS) at which a real historian, Ron Chernow, was being honored. During the cocktail hour, we all inhaled rarified tidbits of 18th and 19th century-centric conversation more rapidly than mini-crab cakes. Hundreds of people were packed into a votive-lit, marble hall that glittered with intellectual capital. We were there to show our support of the organization’s mission to be “a national forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the making and meaning of history.” Serendipity and thirst from talking too much, and perhaps a bit of nerves, eventually led me to the bar where I met another real, credentialed historian, journalist, and presidential speech writer, Ted Widmer.
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