Richard P. McCormick was one of the luminaries of the...

Richard P. McCormick was one of the luminaries of the Rutgers history department. I met him when I was first hired at Rutgers in 1974. He befriended me from the time I arrived. I drove out to see him only last week. We had an hour-long conversation, a wonderful conversation. I promised to come back. I didn't think it would be so soon.