This week: January 16, 2026 - Arianna Ross & Kellie Butsack - Story Tapestries
Terry Irving is a four time Emmy award-winning writer and producer who has worker for ABC News Nightline, CNN, and Don Imus/MSNBC. He’s been in the trenches and behind the camera for some of the biggest news events of the past four decades. Based on the release of Nixon and LBJ tapes, Terry thinks Nixon was a crook. In late October 1968 LBJ notified the N. Vietnam that the US would negotiate a peace settlement along the lines that would ultimately be the same result as the 1975 peace terms. Nixon operatives notified the S. Vietnam that they would get better terms from Nixon after the election and the S. Vietnam Government pulled out. Three days before the election LBJ told Senator Dirksen that Nixon had committed treason. One day before the November election Nixon called LBJ to say he had nothing to do with the S Vietnam Government contact. Nixon won by less than 1%. Terry charges Nixon with the 22,000 additional American lives lost
President Elect, Ron Sigelman, announced his proposed new board. Bruce Fowler (DRTOX) will be the incoming President Elect. Carla Satinsky announced that the Charter Night Party will be at her house on Saturday, April 11. Gary Lett talked about the NB Rotary Charitable Foundation. In 2014 we raised $10K and spent $16k, which obviously is unsustainable. We either have to raise more or spend less. Barry Thompson advised that the Club needs to transfer funds more often to the Foundation and carry a smaller balance in the Club checking account. The Club President should be limited to $300 per year for expense commitments that he can commit on his own without getting the Club Board and Foundation approval in advanced. Dave Fitzwilliam past out his new generic North Bethesda Rotary Club business card and suggested interested members should pool their Rotary business card order and have Ron Sigelman shop the card orders for the best deal.
Catherine Levy is the Head of Lycee Rochambeau (French School) since the 2012 school year. The school has 3 campuses that serve 1000 students from ages 2 to 18. Students come from many countries and cultures: 47% French, 30% US, and 23% other countries. The children become world citizens of diverse economic and social backgrounds. The French government supports 8 staff members and the rest of the financial support comes from private sources. 70% of the graduating students go to American universities and 5% to British universities.
