Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1929, Sept. 11 | Born, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1947 | B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1949-1950 | Editor, Hyde Park Herald, Chicago Ill. |
| 1951 | M.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Married Ann Creighton Collar |
| 1951-1953 | Served in the United States Army |
| 1953-1955 | Reporter, Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. |
| 1955-1960 | Reporter, Congressional Quarterly, Washington, D.C. |
| 1960-1965 | Reporter, Washington Star, Washington, D.C. |
| 1965-1966 | Reporter, New York Times, Washington, D.C. |
| 1966-2008 | Reporter and columnist, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. |
| 1967 | Published with Stephen Hess The Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of the G.O.P. New York: Harper & Row |
| 1972 | Published The Party's Over: The Failure of Politics in America. New York: Harper & Row |
| 1973 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for distinguished commentary |
| 1975 | Associate editor, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. |
| 1980 | Contributor, The Pursuit of the Presidency 1980. New York: Berkley Books |
| 1981 | Published Changing of the Guard: Power and Leadership in America. New York: Penguin |
| 1987 | Published Behind the Front Page: A Candid Look at How the News is Made. New York: Simon & Schuster |
| 1987-1988 | Professor, Duke University, Durham, N.C. |
| 1992 | Published with Bob Woodward The Man Who Would be President: Dan Quayle. New York: Simon & Schuster |
| 1996 | Published with Haynes Johnson The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 2000 | Published Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money. New York: Harcourt |
| 2009-2011 | Cotract employee, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. |
| 2011, Mar. 9 | Died, Arlington, Va. |