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Hold On, Mr. President

by Sam Donaldson · 1987

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The outspoken White House correspondent for ABC News offers insights into the high-pressure complexities of national news reporting, discusses his colleagues and friends, and explains what it's like to provoke presidents.

Subject
politicsbiography
Themes
journalistsAmerican historypolitics
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 260 pages

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