Fat Man in a Middle Seat: Forty Years of Covering PoliticsFor more than forty years, Jack Germond enjoyed an extraordinary career in political reporting. With his trademark no-nonsense style and tremendous wit in abundance, Fat Man in a Middle Seat remembers the personalities that dominated national politics during Germond’s career: Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. Germond writes about the real stuff of politics and captures the details of the reporter’s life on the road—the off-the-record briefings and strategy sessions, countless late nights in bars, and overcrowded Friday-night standby flights. In the words of Tim Russert, this is “quintessential Germond—candid, insightful, and irreverent.” |
Contents
A Detached Life | 3 |
Dont Blame the Bridge | 14 |
Learning the Trade | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Fat Man in a Middle Seat: Forty Years of Covering Politics Jack W. Germond No preview available - 2002 |
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