Richard Cohen Interview: The Life of Ben Bradlee | Extended Cut from THE NEWSPAPERMAN Documentary

Описание: Columnist Richard Cohen reflects on the life of legendary journalist Ben Bradlee: from his leadership at the Washington Post upon publishing Watergate and the Pentagon Papers, to his close relationships with publisher Katharine Graham and John F. Kennedy.

00:00 Introduction to Richard Cohen interview
00:12 First impressions of Ben Bradlee
00:56 Ben Bradlee’s natural instincts and luck
03:10 Ben Bradlee’s commitment to the truth
04:15 Ben Bradlee’s battle with polio
06:10 Ben Bradlee’s time in the navy
07:38 Ben Bradlee’s time in Paris
09:35 Ben Bradlee as a foreign correspondent
10:56 Ben Bradlee’s romanticism
12:01 Ben Bradlee’s defiant character
12:40 Ben Bradlee’s friendship with JFK
16:43 JFK’s personal life
19:45 Abroad the Honey Fitz
21:01 The aftermath of JFK’s assassination on Ben Bradlee
22:03 Journalism surrounding the Vietnam War
22:46 The bond between Ben Bradlee and JFK
24:10 Ben Bradlee’s ethics
25:14 Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham Graham
27:48 How the Pentagon Papers changed The Washington Post
30:11 Watergate and the Post
34:30 The impact of All the President’s Men on journalism
40:07 Ben Bradlee hired the best reporters
42:46 The Legacy of Watergate
44:02 Janet Cooke and the Story That Never Happened
50:25 Quinn Bradlee’s birth
53:56 Ben Bradlee leaving the Post
56:32 The importance of the Post
01:00:48 How Ben Bradlee would have reported on Trump
01:01:21 Ben Bradlee valued integrity
01:03:07 Ben Bradlee chose his words carefully
01:04:32 Ben Bradlee’s insistence on truth and fairness

From the HBO / Kunhardt Film Foundation (KFF) Documentary “The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee,” about one of America's most influential and celebrated newspaper editors, who found himself at the center of many of the 20th Century's most seismic storms, including: World War II, John F. Kennedy, Watergate and the fall of Richard Nixon.

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🔍 About Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen, born in New York City on February 6, 1941, is a retired columnist and reporter who joined The Washington Post in 1968. He covered various beats, including police, education, and national politics, and was the chief Maryland correspondent who helped break the story on former Vice President Agnew's investigation. Starting in 1976, he wrote a column for the Metro section and contributed to the op-ed page since 1984, continuing until September 2019. He co-authored A Heartbeat Away: The Investigation and Resignation of Spiro T. Agnew (1974) and has received awards for his investigative reporting, including the Sigma Delta Chi Award.

Interviewee: Richard Cohen, Columnist, The Washington Post
Interviewed by: John Maggio

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