Adam Clymer Quotes

Adam Clymer — American Journalist born on April 27, 1937,

Adam Clymer (born April 27, 1937 in New York City) is an American journalist... (wikipedia)

Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.

When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons.

Democratic politicians have disliked things I've written, Republican politicians... if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck.

I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.

Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not.