Witcover was born in Union City, New Jersey.[3] Witcover began working in Washington for Newhouse Newspapers in 1954. He was reportedly steps away from where Robert F. Kennedy was shot in 1968. He was also one of the reporters featured in the 1972 book on campaign journalism, The Boys on the Bus, and eventually came to be seen as a "journalistic institution," according to media critic Howard Kurtz.[4]
As of 2018, Witcover writes three columns a week, distributed by Tribune Content Agency.[5] His most recent book is The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power. Published in 2014, Kirkus Reviews described the work as a “valuable book of American history.” [6] Other work includes Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Nixon & Agnew, Public Affairs (2007),[7] and Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption.[8] In March 2008, his history of campaign finance reform, "The Longest Campaign," appeared on the Center for Public Integrity's The Buying of the President 2008 website.[9]Joe Biden: A Life Of Trial And Redemptions 2020 update includes 4 additional chapters, picking up where the original version left off and covers Biden's successful presidential campaign.[citation needed]
85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy, Putnam (1969) (A 20th-anniversary edition was printed by Quill in 1988 with a new introduction by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and epilogue by the author)
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^Martin, Douglas (2013-08-14). "Jack Germond, Political Reporter of the Old School, Dies at 85". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
^Homer, Shirley (29 October 1989). "ABOUT BOOKS". New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^Kurtz, Howard (August 23, 2005). "As Columnist Departs, Little Warmth From the Sun". Washington Post.
^"Politics Today articles by Jules Witcover". Tribune Content Agency. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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Jules Joseph Witcover born July 16 1927 is an American journalist author and columnist Jules WitcoverWitcover Ronald Reagan and Jack Germond in Oval Office in 1981BornJules Joseph Witcover 1927 07 16 July 16 1927 age 96 Union City New Jersey U S Alma materColumbia UniversityOccupation s Journalist authorSpouseMarion Elizabeth Rodgers m 1997 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Books written with Germond 3 Books written solo 4 References 5 External linksBiography editWitcover is a veteran newspaperman of 50 years standing having written for The Baltimore Sun the now defunct Washington Star the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post 1 Together with Jack Germond Witcover co wrote Politics Today a five day a week syndicated column for over 24 years 2 Witcover was born in Union City New Jersey 3 Witcover began working in Washington for Newhouse Newspapers in 1954 He was reportedly steps away from where Robert F Kennedy was shot in 1968 He was also one of the reporters featured in the 1972 book on campaign journalism The Boys on the Bus and eventually came to be seen as a journalistic institution according to media critic Howard Kurtz 4 As of 2018 Witcover writes three columns a week distributed by Tribune Content Agency 5 His most recent book is The American Vice Presidency From Irrelevance to Power Published in 2014 Kirkus Reviews described the work as a valuable book of American history 6 Other work includes Very Strange Bedfellows The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Nixon amp Agnew Public Affairs 2007 7 and Joe Biden A Life of Trial and Redemption 8 In March 2008 his history of campaign finance reform The Longest Campaign appeared on the Center for Public Integrity s The Buying of the President 2008 website 9 Joe Biden A Life Of Trial And Redemptions 2020 update includes 4 additional chapters picking up where the original version left off and covers Biden s successful presidential campaign citation needed Witcover married author and H L Mencken scholar Marion Elizabeth Rodgers on June 21 1997 10 He is a graduate of Columbia College 1949 and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 1951 11 Books written with Germond editExternal videos nbsp Booknotes interview with Witcover and Germond on Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars August 27 1989 C SPANBlue Smoke amp Mirrors How Reagan Won and Why Carter Lost the Election of 1980 Viking Press 1981 Wake Us When It s Over Presidential Politics of 1984 Macmillan 1985 Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency 1988 Warner Books 1989 Mad As Hell Revolt at the Ballot Box 1992 Warner Books 1992 Books written solo editExternal videos nbsp Washington Journal interview with Witcover on The Year the Dream Died August 7 1997 C SPAN nbsp Presentation by Witcover on No Way to Pick a President December 7 1999 C SPAN nbsp Presentation by Witcover on Party of the People November 25 2003 C SPAN nbsp Presentation by Witcover on Very Strange Bedfellows June 8 2007 C SPAN nbsp Presentation by Witcover on Joe Biden A Life of Trial and Redemption December 14 2010 C SPANThe American Vice Presidency From Irrelevance to Power Smithsonian Books 2014 Joe Biden A Life of Trial and Redemption William Morrow amp Company 2010 paperback 2019 updated 2020 Very Strange Bedfellows The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Nixon amp Agnew Public Affairs 2007 The Making of an Ink Stained Wretch Half a Century Pounding the Political Beat Johns Hopkins Press 2005 Party of the People A History of the Democrats Random House 2003 No Way to Pick a President How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections Farrar Straus and Giroux 1999 The Year the Dream Died Revisiting 1968 in America Warner Books 1997 Crapshoot Rolling the Dice on the Vice Presidency Crown Publishers 1992 The Main Chance A Novel Viking Press 1979 Marathon The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972 1976 Viking Press 1977 White Knight The Rise of Spiro Agnew Random House 1972 The Resurrection of Richard Nixon Putnam 1970 85 Days The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy Putnam 1969 A 20th anniversary edition was printed by Quill in 1988 with a new introduction by Sen Edward M Kennedy and epilogue by the author References edit Fictionwise eBooks Jules Witcover Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 05 29 Martin Douglas 2013 08 14 Jack Germond Political Reporter of the Old School Dies at 85 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 06 22 Homer Shirley 29 October 1989 ABOUT BOOKS New York Times Retrieved 5 November 2013 Kurtz Howard August 23 2005 As Columnist Departs Little Warmth From the Sun Washington Post Politics Today articles by Jules Witcover Tribune Content Agency Retrieved 9 October 2018 The American Vice Presidency Kirkus review PublicAffairs Books VERY STRANGE BEDFELLOWS Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 05 29 Joe Biden A Life of Trial and RedemptionAmazon page 5 October 2010 via Amazon The Buying of the President 2008 The Longest Campaign Archived from the original on 2008 03 28 Retrieved 2008 04 04 3042 Q Street in Georgetown Built in 1840 or 1940 March 14 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2019 An Ink Stained Wretch Captures a Pre Presidential Richard Nixon Columbia College Today Retrieved June 22 2020 External links editAppearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jules Witcover amp oldid 1177328954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
