John N. Herbers (1923-2017) worked for more than a
decade at United Press International and was a national reporter
for the New York Times for twenty-five years covering civil rights,
national politics, the White House, Congress, urban affairs,
Watergate, and the administrations of six presidents. Author of
four books, two on civil rights and No Thank You, Mr. President and
The New Heartland, he received numerous awards, including the John
Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.
Anne Farris Rosen, Washington, DC, is the daughter
of John Herbers. An award-winning freelance journalist and adjunct
professor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of
Journalism, she has worked for the New York Times, the Washington
Post, and the Pew Research Center.
'“I have a weakness for memoirs, especially those written by
journalists. And there are few braver reporters than those who
covered the civil rights movement. John N. Herbers was one of those
newsmen...' - — Jonathan Martin, national political correspondent,
New York Times
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