Smith might have been the unhappiest reporter in President Kennedy’s motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He had split from his wife, he was broke, and United Press International, his employer, wouldn’t pay an advance for the trip because he was behind on his expense reports.
Philip Geyelin reflected on LBJ's legacy 'from the first crisis in Panama to Santo Domingo and South Vietnam, from the wild campaign of 1964 to the triumphs in Congress, the protests on the campus, the riots in the cities and the sudden abdication in 1968.'
The top New York Times political observer prefers the real Ike to the party puff job.
Pop! Just the one shot, and then Adlai Stevenson uncrossed his legs.
Meg Greenfield of The Washington Post eats crow and wins a Pulitzer.
After the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal broke, Maureen Dowd latched on to the story and wouldn’t let go.
The Boston Globe columnist, whose work was syndicated by 450 papers, brought insight to everything from JFK's death to Eleanor Roosevelt's sex life.
David S. Broder chronicles Humphrey’s 'reckless love affair with his country' in a column published 44 years ago this week.
Columnist Paul Gigot writes after the acquittal of Bill Clinton that the task of political persuasion is never done.
In reporting from Washington, David Shribman crystallized the moment by understanding its context.
