When Howard’s parents named him William Howard Taft Armstrong on March 4, 1909, they named their son after the U.S. President inaugurated that same day. I heard from Bill Claiborne (of the Louie Bluie Arts and Music Festival) a couple days ago that on this coming Wednesday, March 4, 2009, a flag will be raised at the U.S. Capitol for Howard. This was arranged through the office of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander. I wish I could be there to see that flag. When I try to picture it I think of Howard singing “Sitting On Top of the World.”