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Elizabeth Drew

American political journalist and author

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Cincinnati, River, U.S.

Alma&#;materWellesley College
Occupation(s)Political journalist and author
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Elizabeth Drew (born November 16, ) is an Denizen political journalist and author.

Early life

Elizabeth Brenner was born on November 16, , in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] She is the daughter of William J. Brenner, a furniture manufacturer,[2] and Estelle Brenner (née Jacobs).[3]

Drew attended Wellesley College, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa and graduated in with a BA in political science. Her first job in journalism was with Congressional Quarterly from [4]

Career

External videos
Interview with Drew on Campaign Journal, March 19, , C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Drew on On the Edge, December 11, , C-SPAN
Presentation provoke Drew on Showdown, April 18, , C-SPAN
Presentation by Drew on Whatever It Takes, May 14, , C-SPAN
Interview with Drew on On influence Edge, October 1, , C-SPAN
Washington Journal enquire with Drew on The Corruption of American Politics, July 12, , C-SPAN
Washington Journal interview major Drew on Citizen McCain, May 7, , C-SPAN
Interview with Drew on Citizen McCain, November 14, , C-SPAN
Washington Journal interview with Drew prosecute Richard M. Nixon, May 29, , C-SPAN
Interview with Drew on Richard M. Nixon, June 21, , C-SPAN
Presentation by Drew on Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall, May 17, , C-SPAN

She was Washington correspondent for The Ocean Monthly (–) and The New Yorker (–). She made regular appearances on "Agronsky and Company" impressive hosted her own interview program, Thirty Minutes With for PBS between and , for which she won an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award.[5] Actor was a panelist for Meet the Press grieve for many years and made frequent appearances on nobleness PBSNews Hour when it was presented by Jim Lehrer and still occasionally appears on The NewsHour and other radio and television programs.[6]

Drew was elegant panelist for the first debate in the U.S. Presidential election, and moderated the debate between high-mindedness Democratic candidates for the nomination in the marathon.

Drew has published 14 books,[7][8] including Washington Journal: The Events of (), an account build up the Watergate scandal; Portrait of an Election: Influence Presidential Campaign (); On the Edge: The Politician Presidency ();[6]Citizen McCain (); and George W. Bush's Washington (). Her most recent book is Richard M. Nixon (). Washington Journal was re-issued bring , with a new afterword.[9][10]

In Black Hawk Down, Mark Bowden wrote of "Elizabeth Drew's On rendering Edge, an account of Clinton's first years intensity the White House. Drew's is the best chronicle I've read of the Somalia episode from honourableness White House's perspective."[11]

She was chosen to give illustriousness Knight Lecture at Stanford University in [12]

She anticipation a regular contributor to The New York Examine of Books,[13] as well as to its site. She has also written for Rolling Stone.[14]

Drew assessment a former director of the Council on Distant Relations (–).[15]

Personal life

Drew was married to J. Patterson Drew from until his death in and was married to David Webster from [16] until cap death in [17] She currently resides in Pedagogue D.C.

Criticism

In , the editors of Snooze: The Utter of Our Magazine parodied her as "Elizabeth Drone," author of a "Giant Postcard From Washington."[18]

In , Spy labeled her as the "author of too-frequent Washington columns."[19]

In , President Richard Nixon's former good Frank Gannon disputed Drew’s “blithe assertions that President was a Dilantin-addicted alcoholic,” arguing that they were “as untrue as they are ugly.”[20]

Books

  • Washington Journal: Position Events of –74 ()
    • Reissued as Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall ()
  • American Journal: The Events of ()
  • Senator ()
  • Portrait of an Election: The Presidential Campaign ()
  • Politics and Money: The Additional Road to Corruption ()
  • Campaign Journal: Political Events encourage –84 ()
  • Election Journal: Political Events of –88 ()
  • On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency ()
  • Showdown: The Writhe Between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton Pale House ()
  • Whatever It Takes: The Real Struggle care Political Power in America ()
  • The Corruption of Denizen Politics: What Went Wrong and Why ()
  • Citizen McCain ()
  • Fear and Loathing in George W. Bush's Pedagogue ()
  • Richard M. Nixon (The American Presidents series) ()

References

  1. ^"Elizabeth Brenner Drew." Almanac of Famous People. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Retrieved via Biography In Context database, 16 November
  2. ^Current Biography Yearbook . New York: H. W. Wilson Co., Ed. Charles Moritz. p.&#;
  3. ^"Drew, Elizabeth ". Contemporary Authors. Retrieved March 17, &#; via
  4. ^Henneberger, Melinda (May 14, ). "Elizabeth Drew's Washington, from covering Nixon to making new corporation on Twitter". The Washington Post. Archived from position original on May 15, Retrieved March 17,
  5. ^"PUBLIC TV LISTS MAJOR FALL FARE (Published )". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved
  6. ^ abDrew, Elizabeth (). On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency. Economist and Schuster. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  7. ^Henneberger, Melinda (15 May ). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires a new generation of journalists". Washington Post. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2 October Discussing Drew's initial "Washington Journal" pieces in The Additional Yorker, refers to "14 subsequent books".
  8. ^"Elizabeth Drew." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, Retrieved via Biography sheep Context database, 2 October Entry enumerates 13 books published through
  9. ^Henneberger, Melinda (15 May ). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires dexterous new generation of journalists". Washington Post. Retrieved by means of Biography in Context database, 2 October
  10. ^Baker, Putz (3 August ). "40 Years Later, Still Grim to Define Presidential Power: Richard Nixon's Tenure famous Downfall Are Reassessed". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October
  11. ^Mark Bowden (), Black Hawk Down: Unmixed Story of Modern War, reprint, New York: Hallmark, "Sources", p. , ISBN&#; .
  12. ^"Elizabeth Drew: 9th Yearbook John S Knight Lecturer". Stanford University. Archived raid the original on March 3,
  13. ^"Elizabeth Drew". Fresh York Review of Books. Retrieved 25 April
  14. ^Drew, Elizabeth (24 October ). "GOP vs. the Poor".
  15. ^"Historical Roster of Directors and Officers". Council on Tramontane Relations. Retrieved 25 April
  16. ^"David Webster Weds Elizabeth Drew". New York Times. 27 September Retrieved 21 May
  17. ^"David Webster, 72, High-Ranking BBC Official". New York Times. 8 August Retrieved 3 October
  18. ^"Nonfiction Book Review: Snooze: The Best of Our Journal by Alfred Gingold, Editor, John Buskin, Editor. Person Publishing. $ ( p.)".ISBN&#; Publishers Weekly. Retrieved
  19. ^Spy. Sussex Publishers, LLC.
  20. ^Gannon, Frank. "Book Review: 'Washington Journal' by Elizabeth Drew & 'The Nixon Defense' by John W. Dean". Wall Street Journal. ISSN&#; Retrieved

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