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'''Elizabeth Drew''' is an American political [[journalist]] and author.
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== Early life ==
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Elizabeth Brenner was born on November 16, 1935, in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].<ref>"Elizabeth Brenner Drew." ''Almanac of Famous People''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]], 2011. Retrieved via ''Biography In Context'' database, 16 November 2018.</ref> She is the daughter of William J. Brenner, a furniture manufacturer,<ref>''[[Current Biography|Current Biography Yearbook]] 1979''. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1980. Ed. Charles Moritz.  p.&nbsp;108.</ref> and Estelle Brenner (née Jacobs).<ref name="ContempAuthors">https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/drew-elizabeth-1935</ref>
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Drew attended [[Wellesley College]], where she was a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and graduated in 1957 with a BA in political science. Her first job in journalism was with ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'' from 1959.<ref name="Henneberger"> quote=When Elizabeth Brenner, graduate of Wellesley College and night secretarial school, hit town in 1959, her first journalism job was with Congressional Quarterly... https://web.archive.org/web/20140515225848/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/elizabeth-drews-washington-from-covering-nixon-to-making-new-friends-on-twitter/2014/05/14/751e7daa-dac5-11e3-bda1-9b46b2066796_story.html</ref>
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== Career ==
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She was [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] correspondent for ''[[The Atlantic|The Atlantic Monthly]]'' (1967–1973) and ''[[The New Yorker]]'' (1973–1992). She made regular appearances on "Agronsky and Company" and hosted her own interview program, ''Thirty Minutes With...'' for [[PBS]] between 1971 and 1973, for which she won an [[Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/01/archives/public-tv-lists-major-fall-fare-regional-program-schedule-still-to.html</ref> Drew was a panelist for ''[[Meet the Press]]'' for many years and made frequent appearances on the [[PBS]] [[PBS NewsHour|News Hour]] when it was presented by [[Jim Lehrer]].<ref name=":0">https://books.google.com/books?id=1CRkHZzeH8IC</ref>
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Drew was a panelist for the first debate in the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 U.S. Presidential election]], and moderated the debate between the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates for the nomination in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 race]].
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Drew has published 14 books,<ref>Henneberger, Melinda (15 May 2014). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires a new generation of journalists". ''Washington Post''. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2 October 2016. Discussing Drew's initial "Washington Journal" pieces in ''The New Yorker'', refers to "14 subsequent books".</ref><ref>"Elizabeth Drew." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2 October 2016. Entry enumerates 13 books published through 2004.</ref> including ''Washington Journal: The Events of 1973-74'' (1975), an account of the [[Watergate scandal]]; ''Portrait of an Election: The 1980 Presidential Campaign'' (1981); ''On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency'' (1994);<ref name=":0" /> ''Citizen McCain'' (2002); and ''George W. Bush's Washington'' (2004).  Her most recent book is ''Richard M. Nixon'' (2007). ''Washington Journal'' was re-issued in 2014, with a new afterword.<ref>Henneberger, Melinda (15 May 2014). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires a new generation of journalists". ''Washington Post''. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2 October 2016.</ref><ref>Baker, Peter (3 August 2014). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/04/us/richard-nixons-tenure-and-downfall-are-reassessed.html 40 Years Later, Still Trying to Define Presidential Power: Richard Nixon's Tenure and Downfall Are Reassessed]". ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2 October 2016.</ref>
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In ''[[Black Hawk Down (book)|Black Hawk Down]]'', [[Mark Bowden]] wrote of "Elizabeth Drew's ''On the Edge'', an account of Clinton's first years in the White House.  Drew's is the best account I've read of the Somalia episode from the White House's perspective."<ref>Mark Bowden (2000), ''Black Hawk Down:  A Story of Modern War'', 2002 reprint, New York:  Signet, "Sources", p. 447, {{ISBN|0-451-20514-6}} .</ref>
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She is a regular contributor to ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'',<ref>http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/elizabeth-drew/|title=Elizabeth Drew</ref> as well as to its website. She has also written for ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-republicans-war-on-the-poor-118939/</ref>
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Drew is a former director of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (1972–1977).<ref>http://www.cfr.org/about/history/cfr/appendix.html</ref>
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She writes op-eds for [[George Soros]]' media influence operation [[Projects Syndicate]].<ref>https://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/elizabeth-drew</ref>
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== Personal life ==
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Drew was married to J. Patterson Drew from 1964 until his death in 1970 and was married to David Webster from 1981<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/27/style/david-webster-weds-elizabeth-drew.html|</ref> until his death in 2003.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/arts/david-webster-72-high-ranking-bbc-official.html</ref> She currently resides in [[Washington D.C.]]
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==Criticism==
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In 1986, the editors of ''Snooze: The Best of Our Magazine'' parodied her as "Elizabeth Drone," author of a "Giant Postcard From Washington."<ref>http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-89480-118-1{{ISBN|978-0-89480-118-1}}. ''Publishers Weekly''. publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.</ref>
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In 1989, ''[[Spy magazine]]'' labeled her as the "author of too-frequent Washington columns."<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=MBsraeHJRB4C</ref>
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In 2014, President [[Richard Nixon]]'s former aide Frank Gannon disputed Drew’s “blithe assertions that Nixon was a Dilantin-addicted alcoholic,” arguing that they were “as untrue as they are ugly.”<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-washington-journal-by-elizabeth-drew-the-nixon-defense-by-john-w-dean-1406323199</ref>
 
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BornNovember 16, 1935
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWellesley College
Parents • William J. Brenner
• Estelle Jacobs
SpouseJ. Patterson Drew
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US corporate journalist tending towards the Democratic Party.

Elizabeth Drew is an American political journalist and author.

Early life

Elizabeth Brenner was born on November 16, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] She is the daughter of William J. Brenner, a furniture manufacturer,[2] and Estelle Brenner (née Jacobs).[3]

Drew attended Wellesley College, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa and graduated in 1957 with a BA in political science. Her first job in journalism was with Congressional Quarterly from 1959.[4]

Career

She was Washington correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly (1967–1973) and The New Yorker (1973–1992). She made regular appearances on "Agronsky and Company" and hosted her own interview program, Thirty Minutes With... for PBS between 1971 and 1973, for which she won an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award.[5] Drew was a panelist for Meet the Press for many years and made frequent appearances on the PBS News Hour when it was presented by Jim Lehrer.[6]

Drew was a panelist for the first debate in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election, and moderated the debate between the Democratic candidates for the nomination in the 1984 race.

Drew has published 14 books,[7][8] including Washington Journal: The Events of 1973-74 (1975), an account of the Watergate scandal; Portrait of an Election: The 1980 Presidential Campaign (1981); On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency (1994);[6] Citizen McCain (2002); and George W. Bush's Washington (2004). Her most recent book is Richard M. Nixon (2007). Washington Journal was re-issued in 2014, with a new afterword.[9][10]

In Black Hawk Down, Mark Bowden wrote of "Elizabeth Drew's On the Edge, an account of Clinton's first years in the White House. Drew's is the best account I've read of the Somalia episode from the White House's perspective."[11]

She is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books,[12] as well as to its website. She has also written for Rolling Stone.[13]

Drew is a former director of the Council on Foreign Relations (1972–1977).[14]

She writes op-eds for George Soros' media influence operation Projects Syndicate.[15]

Personal life

Drew was married to J. Patterson Drew from 1964 until his death in 1970 and was married to David Webster from 1981[16] until his death in 2003.[17] She currently resides in Washington D.C.

Criticism

In 1986, the editors of Snooze: The Best of Our Magazine parodied her as "Elizabeth Drone," author of a "Giant Postcard From Washington."[18]

In 1989, Spy magazine labeled her as the "author of too-frequent Washington columns."[19]

In 2014, President Richard Nixon's former aide Frank Gannon disputed Drew’s “blithe assertions that Nixon was a Dilantin-addicted alcoholic,” arguing that they were “as untrue as they are ugly.”[20]

 

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References

  1. ↑ "Elizabeth Brenner Drew." Almanac of Famous People. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2011. Retrieved via Biography In Context database, 16 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Current Biography Yearbook 1979. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1980. Ed. Charles Moritz. p. 108.
  3. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/drew-elizabeth-1935
  4. ↑ quote=When Elizabeth Brenner, graduate of Wellesley College and night secretarial school, hit town in 1959, her first journalism job was with Congressional Quarterly... https://web.archive.org/web/20140515225848/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/elizabeth-drews-washington-from-covering-nixon-to-making-new-friends-on-twitter/2014/05/14/751e7daa-dac5-11e3-bda1-9b46b2066796_story.html
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/01/archives/public-tv-lists-major-fall-fare-regional-program-schedule-still-to.html
  6. ↑ a b https://books.google.com/books?id=1CRkHZzeH8IC
  7. ↑ Henneberger, Melinda (15 May 2014). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires a new generation of journalists". Washington Post. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2 October 2016. Discussing Drew's initial "Washington Journal" pieces in The New Yorker, refers to "14 subsequent books".
  8. ↑ "Elizabeth Drew." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2 October 2016. Entry enumerates 13 books published through 2004.
  9. ↑ Henneberger, Melinda (15 May 2014). "Elizabeth Drew, a grande dame of Washington, inspires a new generation of journalists". Washington Post. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Baker, Peter (3 August 2014). "40 Years Later, Still Trying to Define Presidential Power: Richard Nixon's Tenure and Downfall Are Reassessed". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Mark Bowden (2000), Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, 2002 reprint, New York: Signet, "Sources", p. 447, ISBN 0-451-20514-6 .
  12. ↑ http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/elizabeth-drew/%7Ctitle=Elizabeth Drew
  13. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-republicans-war-on-the-poor-118939/
  14. ↑ http://www.cfr.org/about/history/cfr/appendix.html
  15. ↑ https://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/elizabeth-drew
  16. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/27/style/david-webster-weds-elizabeth-drew.html%7C
  17. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/arts/david-webster-72-high-ranking-bbc-official.html
  18. ↑ http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-89480-118-1ISBN 978-0-89480-118-1. Publishers Weekly. publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  19. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=MBsraeHJRB4C
  20. ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-washington-journal-by-elizabeth-drew-the-nixon-defense-by-john-w-dean-1406323199
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