Drew Pearson: Diaries, 1949-1959

by Drew Pearson

Pearson, Drew; Ed. By Tyler Abell, Diaries 1949-1959

592 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

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Drew Pearson was one of the best-known American columnists of his day, noted for his syndicated newspaper column “Washington Merry-Go-Round,” in which he attacked various public persons. He also had a program on NBC Radio entitled 'Drew Pearson Comments'.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to slog through it at times, but learned a lot - politics are mostly always dirty ... money makes the rules ... conservatives control the media (in Pearson's day, the press, radio and then TV) ... but good people don't give up the fight, because conservatives never do. Liberals are often lost in their own second-thoughts; conservatives never have doubts. The world has always been a mess ... oil is everything ... fear of Communism was a great tool to rouse the folks and raise money ... fundamentalist christians are mostly dumb clucks ... selling the soul is the easiest thing in the world ... the rich are different: they seriously believe the world owes them even more ... racism has ruled the South forever ... there used to be some moderate Republicans ... Nixon was always a scoundrel, Eisenhower was more interested in golf, Harry Truman over-reacted to criticism, but was forgiving in time ... Kennedy played his cards close to the vest, Johnson was an incredible deal-maker, but owed a lot to Texas Oil ... Democrats who voted for Civil Rights mostly lost their seats ... Eisenhower made a powerful decision on Arkansas and integration ... Dulles was terribly inept ... war-mongers always make for great press ... compassion often has a bad day of it ... McCarthy was just plain evil ... politicians can be first-class cowards ... and, money makes the rules.