Decade by decade, this book looks at the milestones and major events that have shaped the world we live in through the eyes of the newsmakers themselves. Offering a guided tour to what has made the world what it is today, "Meet the Press" tells the inside story of those events through rare photos, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and real-life quotes. 150 illustrations.
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Originally a radio broadcast in 1945, the Maxwell House-sponsored forum Meet the Press?a kind of TV studio press conference for newsmakers?debuted on NBC 50 years ago this November. The program was coproduced by Martha Rountree and Lawrence Spivak, each of whom served as its host during the early years, featuring relatively unvarnished sessions between influential subjects and a panel of top reporters. While Robert Dole returned more than 50 times to the show, other visitors had such a lousy experience that they later took a swing at the questioner. The paranoid and grandstanding Senator Joe McCarthy even brought a gun to his interview. After Dole, the list of frequent visitors is surprising, seeming to reward Washington's moderate survivors, from Sam Nunn (29 guest spots) on down to the oddly infrequent Ted Kennedy (13). Despite his slightly annoying use of the present tense, Ball's chronological history of the show's half century makes a well-researched official salute.?Nathan Ward, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"The cover pictures say it all: This is the second half of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of NBC's venerable 'Meet the Press." One could teach a fairly wide-ranging course on the history of the past half-century from this book... ." -- Booklist, 09/15/97
Excerpts from the broadcasts are included, as well as fact boxes (including short biographies of the moderators and panelist), historical lists and news summaries. -- The New York Times Book Review, Patricia Ryan
Excerpts from the broadcasts are included, as well as fact boxes (including short biographies of the moderators and panelist), historical lists and news summaries. -- The New York Times Book Review, Patricia Ryan
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A tribute to one of television's longest running programs,
By Stan "SW Fan extreme" (East Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Meet the Press: 50-Years of History in the Making (Hardcover)
This book is a excellent tribute to the public affairs program that spawned such programs as "Face the Nation" and "This Week". This book is a very interesting look at the political faces that have passed through "Meet the Press" in its first fifty years. This book is a must read for those who really enjoy this program.
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