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Front row seat : a veteran reporter relives the four decades that shaped America
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- Creator
- Murphy Martin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- Austin, Tex. : Eakin Press, [2003]
- ©2003
- Physical Details
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- xii, 270 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781571688132, 1571688137
- OCLC
- ocm54353852
- Foreword / by Hugh Aynesworth -- Part I. The '60s : covering tragedy and turbulence. The president has been shot in your home town ; Bizarre, unbelievable, unreal : the trial of Jack Ruby ; The Kennedy assassination : fact or fiction ; The violence of the times -- Part II. More than just a story. The most rewarding moment ; Perot's plan B in Iran -- Part III. Ross Perot : a professional private citizen. What's $100 million, more or less? ; In and out of the race for president -- Part IV. From Truman to Cosell : fascinating folks along the way. Presidents and would-be presidents ; Never a dull moment ; Fame, faith and (mis)fortune -- Part V. The media : beware the power. Television : then and now ; Afterword: That's my time : thank you for yours