The place to be : Washington, CBS, and the glory days of television news / Roger Mudd.
| Author/creator | Mudd, Roger |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : PublicAffairs, ©2008. |
| Description | xv, 413 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The glory years -- Gimme rewrite -- Pipe Poeus -- Home to stay -- You'll be local the rest of your life -- Take two, take three -- Old four fingers -- Mister Small -- The desk -- The front row -- The back row -- The four rules of Sevareid -- Wolves on the prowl -- Wanted by the FBI -- Nothing could be finer -- "The hunkies have run amok" -- The useful pest -- The march on Washington -- The rumormonger -- Where were you when...? -- "A sad sorry mess" -- "What do we do now, Dick?" -- "Will you wave, sire?" -- The Minnesota Twins -- Mister Ev, the talking horse -- "Not while I'm around" -- "Of course, it's a great body" -- "Who the hell is Alexander Kendrick?" -- "How about Bobbsie?" -- "I don't know, I don't know" -- Too deep a hole -- "Ma'am, I've been hit, too" -- "Nixon's the one what?" -- Hitting our stride -- The hand that feeds you -- Yes, no, and just a little bit -- The stakeout queens -- "I think I got it--I hope I got it" -- "Stand by for a ram" -- "We could have done better" -- Nattering nabobs -- The legal eagles -- "Voices from hell" -- At noon tomorrow -- Pancake -- Pike's Peek -- Uncle Walter -- Teddy -- "A compelling mystique" -- "We're going with Rather" --The place to be. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-400) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007045168 |
| ISBN | 9781586485764 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1586485768 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN 4874.M75 A3 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |