Friends

On April 28, 2025, our New York based friends toasted and in my case roasted Susan and me as we prepare to relocate to Bethesda, and the next chapter in life. I entertained the group singing, more or less, Sondheim’s “Old Friends” a capella.

A toast to Kyra Darnton and David Grann at their wedding, probably around 2004.

Alvin Shuster in Hanoi with General Giap, 1995.

Poem by Doctor Seuss sent us by Bob Bernstein, 1990s.

Eli Segal profile in Business Week after Clinton election in 1992.

Lev and Raya Kopelev, Moscow friends, mid-1970s.

Nina Darnton poem for Suze in 1997.

Letter from Peter Jennings after his cancer diagnosis in 2005.

Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter on Eli Segal, 2006

Letter from Brandeis housemate Mike Oberman.

Letter from Craig Whitney on wedding present that went astray.

Celia Gilbert thank you letter for arranging Izzy Stone memorials, 1989

With HDS Greenway in the garden on the Charles in Needham.

Morley Safer, aka, Hungary’s “Minister of Poultry” — to Suze, a running gag who misheard Minister of Culture.

Oliphant cartoon on death of I.F.Stone.

With David and Kate Epstein on their wedding date, 1977.

A great journalist and a singularly great leader.

Brilliant diplomat. Wonderful family. Excellent company.

Lescaze, my pal. His love story with Lynn, well told and sad.

With Edie and Vixen. Indomitable.

Never met. Would have liked to. One of first subscribers at $5 to Izzy’s weekly.

Managing editor of the Post, a mentor in London, a host there and in Turkey and scion Friendlies of all sorts.

Great, great. “Well, Mrs. What mischief can we commit today?”

Yes, she was, aside from being a very formidable proprietor.

He thought the dinner was black tie. No one thought he was a waiter. (Nancy H)

Charisma abound