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News & Politics Weather Guy Matthew Cappucci on Addressing a Big Meteorology Conference—at Age 15 “I had my $10 shirt from Kohl’s, and my mother came with me.” Weather, my first, Matthew Cappucci | 4 months ago
News & Politics Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Going to Her First Baseball Game With Her Grandfather “I don’t remember if the Cardinals won, but it almost didn’t matter. I was with him.” Baseball, Library of Congress, my first, Carla Hayden | 5 months ago
News & Politics Legendary Quarterback Doug Williams on the 1980s DC Hangout That Opened a Country Boy’s Eyes “Let me tell you, men did not hold up the wall. Women held up the wall.” First Person, Washington Football Team, my first, doug williams | 8 months ago
News & Politics My First: That Time Olivia Nuzzi Wrote About Anthony Weiner and Got Called a “Slutbag” Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine’s Washington correspondent, once interned with Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign—then talked about it. First Person, my first, olivia nuzzi, anthony weiner | 9 months ago
News & Politics My First Campaign: Chris Van Hollen First Person, my first, Chris Van Hollen | 10 months ago
News & Politics When Svetlana Legetic Was a Card Dealer at a Serbian Casino The founder of Brightest Young Things on her long-ago first job. First Person, my first, Svetlana Legetic | 11 months ago
News & Politics That Time Neal Katyal Took an Improv Rap Class So He Could Be Like Lin-Manuel Miranda “It made Supreme Court arguments look like nothing” First Person, my first, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neal Katyal | Sep 9, 2020
