Timeline
| January 1, 1944 | born |
| May 15, 1960 | Graduated College |
| February 4, 1961 | Married |
| January 21, 1962 | Child Born |
| January 7, 1965 | Pulitzer Prize |
| August 7, 1968 | Moved to Boise |
| June 19, 1972 | Purple Heart |
| June 22, 1972 | Dinner at the White House |
| October 28, 1998 | Completed autobiography |
| December 1, 2005 | Died |