Charlie Clark

Charlie Clark, a retired journalist, writes the weekly "Our Man in Arlington" column for the F alls Church News-Press . In 2021, he published the first full biography of George Washington Parke Custis, an under-sung "child of Mount Vernon," with McFarland Books. He has written Arlington County Chronicles , Hidden History of Arlington County and L ost Arlington County , all published by The History Press. Formerly, he was senior correspondent for Government Executive Media Group and an editor...See more

Charlie Clark, a retired journalist, writes the weekly "Our Man in Arlington" column for the F alls Church News-Press . In 2021, he published the first full biography of George Washington Parke Custis, an under-sung "child of Mount Vernon," with McFarland Books. He has written Arlington County Chronicles , Hidden History of Arlington County and L ost Arlington County , all published by The History Press. Formerly, he was senior correspondent for Government Executive Media Group and an editor or writer for the Washington Post , Congressional Quarterly , National Journal , Time-Life Books , Tax Analysts and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. See less