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Roger Mudd, one of the leading figures in broadcast news, looks back with wit and wisdom on the period in the 1960s and 70s when CBS' Washington bureau was instrumental in setting the agenda at home and abroad on issues like Vietnam, civil rights and Watergate.
Roger Mudd joined CBS in 1961, and as the congressional correspondent, became a star covering the historic Senate filibuster debate over the 1964 Civil Right Act. Mudd was one of half a dozen major figures in the stable of CBS News broadcasters at time when the network's standing as a provider of news was at its peak. In The Place to Be, Mudd tells of how the bureau worked: the rivalries, the egos, the pride, the competition, the ambitions and the gathering frustrations of conveying the world to a national television audience in 30 minutes minus commercials. It is the story of a unique TV news bureau, unmatched in its quality, dedication and professionalism, that will highlight what TV journalism was once like and what’s missing today.
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Book Tour Information:
- March 25th: Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA.
- March 30th and April 6th: "Q&A" with Brian Lamb on C-Span
- March 31st: "The Diane Rehm Show," NPR, 10 a.m. EST.
- April 2nd: Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.
- April 4th: The City Club of San Diego.
- April 8th: The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.
- April 9th: The Town Hall of Seattle.
- April 13th: Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C.
- April 14th: ABC Radio 8-10 a.m.
- April 23rd: Free Library of Philadelphia.
- April 24th: Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC Radio, 12:15 p.m.
- April 24th: Bookends, Ridgewood, NJ.
- April 25th: Borders at Columbus Circle, New York City.
- May 3: Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
- June 10th: Sulgrave Club, Washington, D. C.
- July 17: Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C.”
- September 25: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
- October 14: Springfield Public Forum, Springfield, MA.
- October 15: Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
- October 20: Brandeis University Book & Author Fair, Hilton, Gaitherburg, MD.
- November 18: National Press Club Book Fair, Washington, D. C.
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