Fat Man in a Middle Seat: Forty Years of Covering Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375758674 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Miller. It's impossible not to like Jack W. He's a reporter's reporter, the kind of fellow who knows that for every good story "you spend two or three rainy Friday nights at the airport in Atlanta trying to fly standby and ending up as the fat man in the middle seat." Germond cut his teeth at a small newspaper in Michigan, where he began to master his trade: "Once you learned to deal with Carlos Gastambide, the business agent for the largest UAW local at the Monroe Auto Equipment Company, you would not likely be intimidated again by any source at any level, up to and including the White House." He later rubbed elbows with some of the best-known journalists of his generation, and his memoir contains plenty of anecdotes about these colleagues (David Broder, Tom Brokaw, Robert Novak) as well as the people they covered. Germond, the veteran journalist who became a household name for political junkies
audrey frances said What you'd expect from this pragmatic curmudgeon. Jack Germond is not a contrived media persona; he is the man you see on Inside Washington and used to see on The McLaughlin Group -- a down-to-earth, suffers-no-fool-gladly, old school reporter.I disagree with reviews that say there is no insight to be found here. The first half of the book is definitely more anecdotal than analytic, and would be of interest primarily to those who want to know about the great reporters, editors and newspapers of the last. A Customer said Best info for an election year!. As a life-long political junkie, I loved all of this book, a real page turner! Jack tells it like he saw it over Best info for an election year! A Customer As a life-long political junkie, I loved all of this book, a real page turner! Jack tells it like he saw it over 40 very active years. It is especially important for young - and older - Americans to read the history of how our electoral process is changing. I enjoyed his stories of the various politicans and others he came in contact with over the past 40 years, plus his life growing up. I high recommend this book to anyone having even a tiny bit of inte. 0 very active years. It is especially important for young - and older - Americans to read the history of how our electoral process is changing. I enjoyed his stories of the various politicans and others he came in contact with over the past Best info for an election year! A Customer As a life-long political junkie, I loved all of this book, a real page turner! Jack tells it like he saw it over 40 very active years. It is especially important for young - and older - Americans to read the history of how our electoral process is changing. I enjoyed his stories of the various politicans and others he came in contact with over the past 40 years, plus his life growing up. I high recommend this book to anyone having even a tiny bit of inte. 0 years, plus his life growing up. I high recommend this book to anyone having even a tiny bit of inte. Gil Taylor said A must-read for followers of the political scene. Anyone who has become a fan of Jack's through his TV appearances over the past years, as have I, will thoroughly enjoy this easy-to-read account of his A must-read for followers of the political scene Gil Taylor Anyone who has become a fan of Jack's through his TV appearances over the past years, as have I, will thoroughly enjoy this easy-to-read account of his 40 years of covering politics. Some very interesting insights are contained therein plus some intriguing stories that will surprise some. Jack writes much like he talks - low key, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense/bottom line assessments. A great read all the way around.. 0 years of covering politics. Some very interesting insights are contained therein plus some intriguing stories that will surprise some. Jack writes much like he talks - low key, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense/bottom line assessments. A great read all the way around.
In the words of Tim Russert, this is “quintessential Germond—candid, insightful, and irreverent.”. 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. For more than forty years, Jack Germond enjoyed an extraordinary career in political reporting. 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 n