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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828716303321

Autore

Pearson Drew <1897-1969.>

Titolo

Washington Merry-Go-Round : The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969 / / Drew Pearson ; edited and with an introduction by Peter Hannaford ; foreword by Richard Norton Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , 2015

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-61234-742-8

1-61234-713-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (822 p.)

Classificazione

BIO025000POL010000HIS036060

Disciplina

070.92

Soggetti

HISTORY / United States / 20th Century

POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers

United States Politics and government 1963-1969

United States Politics and government 1961-1963

United States Politics and government 1953-1961

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Editor's Note""; ""Introduction""; ""1960""; ""1961""; ""1962""; ""1963""; ""1964""; ""1965""; ""1966""; ""1967""; ""1968""; ""1969""; ""Pearson Family Tree""; ""Glossary of Names""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

"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.  "--