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Washington Merry-Go-Round: The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969
Drew Pearson
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Description for Washington Merry-Go-Round: The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969
Hardback. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1378.
For most of three decades, Drew Pearson was the most familiar 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. Meanwhile, he also 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 ... Read more
For most of three decades, Drew Pearson was the most familiar 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. Meanwhile, he also 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
470
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612346939
SKU
V9781612346939
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99-12
About Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson (1897-1969) was a newspaper and radio journalist for nearly fifty years, authoring the syndicated column Washington Merry-Go-Round which, at the time of his death, was carried by 650 newspapers, making it the nation's most widely syndicated column. Peter Hannaford is the president of Hannaford Enterprises, Inc. and senior counselor at APCO Worldwide, a Washington D.C.-based public ... Read more
Reviews for Washington Merry-Go-Round: The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969
One of the most influential columnists in the country, Drew Pearson unabashedly used his clout to lobby for the leaders and legislation he liked, and he tells all in his diaries. Better yet, he reports on private conversations and a few titillating personal peccadilloes of the people whose names dominated the news but who we usually only know through their ... Read more