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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.
Van Pelt Library PN4874.P38 A3 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969--Diaries.
- Pearson, Drew.
- Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969.
- United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 784 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- "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. "-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781612347134
- 1612347134
- 9781612346939
- 1612346936
- OCLC:
- 904715743
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