Her parents and at least two of her siblings were born in Italy in a little town called Monteleone di Puglia. My mother was born in the United States in 1907, but just barely. On my mother’s side it’s almost the opposite. My father’s ancestor came over from the Old World in 1663. We really love it-it’s our haven.įVR: Van Riper is an old Dutch name it goes back 350 years, at least. We pinch ourselves for having discovered this neighborhood. We knew immediately that it was the perfect location. At that time it looked nothing like what you are seeing now. Finally, after much looking, she found a house she liked and wanted me to see.
Or, I should say Judy was looking for a house, because in 1983 I spent the better part of five months writing my first book, a biography of John Glenn, working pretty much twelve hours a day, seven days a week, while Judy was out with a real estate agent, who became a dear friend. It was during that time, back in 1983, that we were looking for a house. Judy and I were married in 1984 she moved in with me to a condo apartment that I had in Bethesda. Within five months of that, I was sent down to Washington for what was supposed to have been a three-month try-out that extended to 21 years. I had been a journalist for all my college years, actually even in high school-I was editor of my college paper at City College of New York and joined the New York Daily News about a week after graduation. I came down to Washington in 1967 right out of college. At this point and for a long time I have spent more of my time in Washington than in New York. I was born in Manhattan in 1946 and raised in the Bronx.
When and where were you born?įVR: I am a native New Yorker. Tell us about your family and your beginnings. Location: Van Riper/Goodman residence in Chevy Chase DCįrank, let’s start with you. Interviewed and transcribed (from audio recording) by: Carl Lankowski Interviewees: Frank Van Riper and Judith Goodman
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