Robert M. Poole

writer, former executive editor of National Geographic

Robert M. Poole, former executive editor of *National Geographic*, is the author of *Explorers House* and *On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery*. He is a contributing editor at *Smithsonian* and has been published in the *New York Times*, the *Washington Post*, and *Preservation*. He lives in McLean, Virginia.