Hold On, Mr. President!Here is the brashest, most irreverent, most provocative television reporter in Washington telling us just how he got there, and how he gets away with it ... that is, with being the nation's most celebrated and outspoken White House correspondent ... From the press room at the White House to barbecues in Plains, to the Middle East during Carter's historic peace initiative, to the scene of the assassination attempt on President Reagan, to the superpower summits and the Iran-Contra scandal, Donaldson is always on the spot, asking tough questions and getting the answers ... |
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... question , only bad answers . So when I ask questions , I think it's important to challenge the president , challenge him to explain policy , justify decisions , defend mistakes , reveal intentions for the future , and comment on a host ...
... question , only bad answers . So when I ask questions , I think it's important to challenge the president , challenge him to explain policy , justify decisions , defend mistakes , reveal intentions for the future , and comment on a host ...
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... question and hit it out of the ball park . Not only do good politicians like to swing at tough questions , but they also use them for their own purposes . Reagan did this once in Tokyo even before any questions had been asked . He and ...
... question and hit it out of the ball park . Not only do good politicians like to swing at tough questions , but they also use them for their own purposes . Reagan did this once in Tokyo even before any questions had been asked . He and ...
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... questions or simply by saying he doesn't have time to stay . We start asking him questions anyway . He sidesteps off the platform , hands out in supplication , answering some , dodging some , until he reaches the safety of the door ...
... questions or simply by saying he doesn't have time to stay . We start asking him questions anyway . He sidesteps off the platform , hands out in supplication , answering some , dodging some , until he reaches the safety of the door ...
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