The Prince of Darkness 50 Years Reporting in Washington

by NOVAK, ROBERT D.

• ISBN13: 9781400052004
• ISBN10: 1400052009
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-09
• Publisher: Crown Forum

Summary

One of the finest--and most controversial--political reporters in America, Novak offers the first full account of his involvement in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, while also revealing the fascinating story of his remarkable life and career.

Author Biography

ROBERT D. NOVAK writes “Inside Report,” one of the longest-running syndicated columns in the nation, and the “Evans-Novak Political Report,” which he began in the 1960s with the late Rowland Evans. Now a Fox News contributor, he spent twenty-five years as a political commentator for CNN. Novak is the author or coauthor of five other books, the most recent being Completing the Revolution. He lives in Washington, D.C.


From the Hardcover edition.

Table of Contents

The Plame Affair	p. 1
Political Beginnings	p. 15
Cub Reporter	p. 21
From Omaha to 'Naptown	p. 28
Advice from Ezra Pound	p. 36
Joining the Journal	p. 42
Emperor of the Senate	p. 48
Driving with Kennedy	p. 58
New Frontier	p. 70
LBJ Hosts a Wedding Reception	p. 78
The Odd Couple	p. 93
The Goldwater Revolution	p. 104
The Agony of the GOP	p. 114
The Great Society: In Ascent	p. 123
The Great Society: In Descent	p. 134
Clean Gene, Bobby, and LBJ	p. 151
Realignment 1968	p. 165
Den of Vipers	p. 180
Vietnam	p. 194
The Frustration of Power	p. 201
"Amnesty, Abortion and Acid"	p. 212
Watergate	p. 233
The Ford Interlude	p. 253
Reagan's Rebellion	p. 268
Jimmy Who?	p. 282
The Snopes Clan in the White House	p. 296
Supply-Side and China	p. 314
A Young Congressman from New York	p. 333
The Birth of CNN	p. 345
The Reagan Revolution	p. 359
A Near-Death Experience	p. 374
The Slowest Realignment in American History	p. 391
"I'll Try Ollie North"	p. 404
The Last Days of Reagan	p. 421
Blowup	p. 437
Believing Their Own Spin	p. 459
Yeltsin Up, Bush Down	p. 480
Clinton = Republican Tsunami	p. 501
"Will Success Spoil Newt Gingrich?"	p. 518
Conversion	p. 539
The Rise of George W. Bush	p. 557
Death of a Partner	p. 570
Attacking Iraq and Attacking Novak	p. 584
The Plame Affair II	p. 597
Farewell to CNN	p. 618
A Stirrer-up of Strife	p. 637
Author's Note	p. 639
Index	p. 641
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