Jim and Roberta with former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) at a Rally for Dennis Kucinich, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2003

Jim meets Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) during Kucinich's Presidential campaign, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2003

Jim and New Age author Neale Donald Walsch at a Kucinich for President Rally, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2003

Jim meets former New York Governor Mario Cuomo at Ohio State University, April 14, 2004

Jim asks former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky to inscribe his book, Columbus, Ohio, April 15, 2004

Jim with poet Sharon Olds, Durham, North Carolina, April 23, 2004

Jim meets noted author and poet Reynolds Price, Durham, North Carolina, April 23, 2004

Jim enjoys an evening with distinguished poet Lucille Clifton, Durham, North Carolina, April 23, 2004

Jim meets Joffre Steward, 1960 Beat Consensus Anti-Candidate for Vice President of the U.S., Bug House Square, Chicago, Illinois, July 31, 2004

Jim discusses literature with Northwestern University poet Reginald Gibbons, Evanston, Illinois, July 31, 2004

Jim greets Bradford Lyttle, 1984 and 1996 Presidential Candidate of the U.S. Pacifist Party, Chicago, Illinois, July 31, 2004

Jim welcomes George McGovern to Barnes and Noble, Columbus, Ohio, September 8, 2004

Jim gets together with civil rights hero and U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) at the National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., October 9, 2004

Jim gets a hint from best-selling author and columnist Heloise, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., October 9, 2004

Jim visits with award-winning poet Linda Pastan, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., October 9, 2004

Jim discusses writing with accomplished poet David Lehman, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., October 9, 2004