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by Rachel Sklar | 8:00 pm, March 9th, 2011

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David Broder, the Dean of the Washington press corps, passed away today. He was in the business for almost 60 years, longer if you count his work during his military service. During that time, by all accounts, he always had a nice word and a helpful tip for those who were slightly less seasoned. This is what I thought of upon hearing the news, because just two years ago, I was one of those people.

It was during the mad crush of Inauguration Weekend, and The Atlantic was hosting a party on the even of the big day at the home of David Bradley on Embassy Row. It was a good one, smallish, where conversations happened naturally between movers and shakers collecting across drawing room, dining room and pantry. It was in the latter that I happened upon Broder sitting in conversation, and far more welcoming of interruption than many others present.

It was my first Inauguration, so even though it certainly felt historic, I had no way of really being sure. So who better to ask than one who had been there before – 13 times when we spoke, and 14 times by the end of the next day. I got him reminiscing about coming to D.C. for Eisenhower’s second inauguration in 1957 – at age 27, and why he liked Ike:

Eisenhower was, for me, as for a lot of other people of that time, a real national hero – he liberated Europe before he ever thought about running for President – and going to a party where he and Mamie made a five-minute appearance was a big deal…Later on I started going to some of his news conferences, which was even more fun. It was exciting.

It was really quite amazing to hear him reminisce about not only a different era but so many eras ago, and compare it to the feeling in the country at the dawn of the Obama administration. (It was also a great reminder of his work ethic, as he pointed out that he wouldn’t be quite partying it up as in 1957 because “I’ve got a lot of work to do tomorrow.”) I appreciated the moment then, and today I appreciate it even more. Watch our brief interview below:

***NB: The title of this post is taken from the name I gave this exchange at that time, as written here. I liked it, and decided to keep it today.

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I had the chance to meet Mr. Broder when I was working for the Bush campaign in 1988. He was a very nice man.
Color Me Badd

gordonbloyershow said:
I had the chance to meet Mr. Broder when I was working for the Bush campaign in 1988. He was a very nice man.

You worked for the Bush campaign? What a dick!
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Color Me Badd said:
You worked for the Bush campaign? What a dick!

And the Nixon, Reagan and Buchanan campaigns.
Dave Richards

Color Me Badd said:
You worked for the Bush campaign? What a dick!

Project much?
Audiamus

Old white guy whose dies. Shed many tears. He won’t be missed, but his space will be filled by another useful fool. Because it pays so well.
J Baustian

David Broder was a fine man, but mostly irrelevant for many years. His loss will not be felt so immediately as was the death of Tim Russert.

After Russert passed away, whatever respectability or prestige that adhered to television news disappeared immediately. Many of the same people were on the air, but they abandoned whatever objectivity they’d pretended to possess — especially on NBC/MSNBC, but not exclusively. CBS and ABC immediately made the hard shift to the left too. I can name names, if anyone is interested.
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gordonbloyershow said:
And the Nixon, Reagan and Buchanan campaigns.

Well, Gordo, it’s nice to know you fit in squarely with a mid-nineteenth Century mindset. The wirld passed you about 1975, and you went into full blown retreat. Look at it this way, you’ve worked for the biggest gangsters since Al Capone. Hell, JFK only screwed Marilyn Monroe, RMN screwed the whole damned country!
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