Bibliograph

All about the story, news, power, politics, and the Washington post, Leonard Downie Jr

Type

Label

All about the story, news, power, politics, and the Washington post, Leonard Downie Jr

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All about the story

Oclc number

1135585430

Responsibility statement

Leonard Downie Jr

Sub title

news, power, politics, and the Washington post

Summary

"At a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, Leonard Downie, the former executive editor of the Washington Post writes about his nearly 50 years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Ben and Len -- Accidental intern -- Muckraker -- Washington burning -- A reluctant editor -- Inside the Watergate story -- The legend of deep throat -- Encountering terror -- Tragey in Jonestown -- Foreign correspondent -- Charles and Diana -- Public lives, private lives -- Confronting the Clintons -- The resort hotel bunker -- The unabomber's ultimatum -- The buck stops here -- 9/11 -- Preparing for war -- Iraq -- Woodward and plame -- Exposing a CIA secret -- Legacy -- Farewell -- The Post -- The rest of the story -- Afterword

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