A personal journey through some of the darkest moments of the cold war and the early days of television news. Marvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now turns his eye on the young man who became that journalist.
Focusing on key US-Soviet confrontations during the Cold War, the memoir provides firsthand insights from CBS correspondent Marvin Kalb, who closely observed Khrushchev's leadership. Through his experiences from 1956 to 1965, Kalb recounts pivotal events such as the Berlin crisis and the Cuban missile crisis, offering a unique perspective on Khrushchev's motivations and decision-making. This volume captures the tension of the era through direct conversations and detailed reporting, shedding light on the complexities of Cold War politics.
He is Sadat's brother, Golda's son, Chou's strolling partner. He is also a Nobel Laureate and a charming hieroglyphic whose skill, wit, and total aplomb have virtually eclipsed the presidency. The world is his stage - Peking, Moscow, Cairo, Tel Aviv - and to all these arenas of power, Marvin and Bernard Kalb have traveled with him. This is their portrait of Henry Kissinger, giant of the twentieth century. In this book the authors examine the method and meaning of Henry Kissinger's foreign policy.