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Chargement... Washington merry-go-round : the Drew Pearson diaries, 1960-1969 (édition 2015)par Drew Pearson, Peter Hannaford (Editor.)
Information sur l'oeuvreWashington Merry-Go-Round: The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969 par Drew Pearson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A definite slice of what Washington was like late in the Hoover administration, with a great deal of bitchy gossip about the President, the Senate, the State Department, the House, and the media. Of note is that Pearson mentions himself twice, and lards praise upon his then-newspaper, the Baltimore Sun. How much of what is written is truth, and how much is bitchy gossip, is an open question, though I don't believe there were any libel suits that came out of the book. The Republicans come off very poorly; Hoover in particular gets a whipping. The Democrats, being the party out of power at this point, don't get as much, though "Cactus Jack" Garner, the future Speaker, gets some pokes. (Notably, the odious John Rankin of Mississippi is mentioned as a colourful figure.) Pretty much a historical curio for political animals wanting to see what Washington was like before World War II (in the area that David Brinkley's memoirs "Washington Goes to War" covers). ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"For most of three decades, Drew Pearson was the most well-known journalist in the United States. In his daily newspaper column--the most widely syndicated in the nation--and on radio and television broadcasts, he chronicled the political and public policy news of the nation. At the same time, he worked his way into the inner circles of policy makers in the White House and Congress, lobbying for issues he believed would promote better government and world peace. Pearson, however, still found time to record his thoughts and observations in his personal diary. Published here for the first time, Washington Merry-Go-Round presents Pearson's private impressions of life inside the Beltway from 1960 to 1969, revealing how he held the confidence of presidents--especially Lyndon B. Johnson--congressional leaders, media moguls, political insiders, and dozens of otherwise unknown sources of information. His direct interactions with the DC glitterati, including Bobby Kennedy and Douglas MacArthur, are featured throughout his diary, drawing the reader into the compelling political intrigues of 1960s Washington and providing the mysterious backstory on the famous and the notorious of the era."-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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