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Up at 4:30, he makes his own breakfast and gets to his office about 5:20. By 8 a.m. he has whisked through the Associated Press copy and typed out three solid columns of editorials. At 8:10 he holds an editorial conference; at 8:25 he walks downstairs, across a catwalk on the second-story roof and into the broadcasting studio of WRNL. Half of Richmond is giving ear when the Doctor goes on the air at 8:30 with his morning news and homily. The station people are awed by his ability to spin out a steady, mellifluous 15-minute newscast without notes or script; they are awed still more by his occasional frank admission: "You can take it easy today—there's no news of any particular importance."
Between 8:45 and 1 p.m., Editor Freeman sees visitors and conducts business. At 1 he puts on his second daily broadcast. Then he goes home, lunches and at 3 p.m. takes a nap. When he wakes up he feels that a second day is beginning—his day to study history and do his scholarly writing. Instead of using a typewriter, Biographer Freeman prints his manuscript in a microscopic hand. At 6:30 he dines with Mrs. Freeman; at 8:45 he retires.
Dr. Freeman almost never makes a night of it, but he dressed as a Confederate general to lead the Gone With the Wind ball. He was home by 9:30; he did not stay for the picture.