Washington Merry-Go-Round : The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969

Pearson, Drew/ Hannaford, Peter (EDT)/ Smith, Richard Norton (FRW)

Potomac Books Inc（2015/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781612346939
• DDC分類 070.92

Full Description

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.  

Contents

List of Illustrations    
Foreword by Richard Norton Smith    
Acknowledgments    
Editor's Note    
Introduction    
1960    
1961    
1962    
1963    
1964    
1965    
1966    
1967    
1968    
1969    
Glossary of Names