This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV - Hardcover

Schieffer, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399149716 ISBN 13: 9780399149719

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2003

Synopsis

A CBS News broadcast journalist traces his long and distinguished career and shares behind-the-scenes information about key historical and political events of the past four decades as based on new interviews. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Schieffer has been at CBS News since 1969, where he is one of the very few correspondents to have covered all four major Washington beats: the White House, Pentagon, State Department, and Capitol Hill. He is now CBS's chief Washington correspondent, and anchor and moderator of Face the Nation.

Bob Schieffer is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and, since 1991, the anchor and moderator of Face the Nation.

From Publishers Weekly:

It might not have occurred to anyone to clamor for longtime CBS reporter Schieffer's memoir, but now that it's in print, it makes for a highly engaging read. He's seen it all and has much wisdom about journalism and governance to impart. The book spans virtually every important domestic story of the past 40-odd years; among his captivating subjects are the 1962 integration of the University of Alabama, JFK's assassination, Vietnam, Nixon-era peace protests and Watergate. The book's emphasis changes subtly from events to personalities when Schieffer takes over Face the Nation. As the subtitle suggests, Schieffer wisely forgoes rehashing familiar tales like Watergate or the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal in favor of revealing the background action that went unreported at the time. He structures the book as a collection of anecdotes, and, unsurprisingly for such a seasoned pro, Schieffer has a sharp eye for intriguing details and an instinct for maintaining the proper focus on his subjects rather than on himself. When he does get personal, he admirably questions his occasional missteps in balancing family and career. The telling is so unfussy, modest and straightforward that it rarely prompts speculation about the juicy bits that he couldn't write in a book. Indeed, the work succeeds not only as a primer on broadcast journalism but also as an informal history of America over the past 40 years. Photos not seen by PW.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0399149716
• ISBN 13: 9780399149719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448