As a fitting epilogue to a life intimately linked to Washington, D.C., Pulitzer Prize winner Katharine Graham, the woman who transformed The Washington Post into a paper of record, left behind this lovingly collected anthology of writings about the city she knew and loved, a moving tribute to the nation's capital.
To Russell Banks, it is a place where -no one is in charge and no one, therefore, can be held responsible for the mess.- To John Dos Passos, it is -essentially a town of lonely people.- Whatever your impressions of Washington, D.C., you will likely find them challenged here. Experience Christmas with the Roosevelts, as seen through the eyes of a White House housekeeper. Learn why David McCullough is happy to declare -I love Washington, - while The Washington Post's Sally Quinn wonders, -Why Do They Hate Washington?- Glimpse David Brinkley's depiction of the capital during World War II, then experience Henry Kissinger's thoughts on -Peace at Last, - post-Vietnam. Written by a who's who of journalists, historians, First Ladies, politicians, and more, these varied works offer a wonderful overview of Katharine Graham's beloved city.