I read that piece and thought, 'I'm getting out of here,' ... I'm getting out of daily journalism because this is a level way above what I and everybody I know has been doing, and I want to try to do something like this. It's a very influential piece. - David Halberstam Quotes
I read that piece and thought, 'I'm getting out of here,' ... I'm getting out of daily journalism because this is a level way above what I and everybody I know has been doing, and I want to try to do something like this. It's a very influential piece. David Halberstam
 

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There would be a very nice small book in it about another time and era in America, a kind of sweetness and friendship, - David Halberstam Quotes

There would be a very nice small book in it about another time and era in America, a kind of sweetness and friendship,

David Halberstam

 America
I think they were watching the movie 'Patton' when they should have been watching 'The Battle of Algiers' about urban insurgency. I'm a Vietnam-era journalist. I think most journalists were appalled as we moved toward war in Iraq. The worst mistake this administration made was not about weapons of mass destruction. It was the administration's view that we'd be welcomed as the great liberator. - David Halberstam Quotes

I think they were watching the movie 'Patton' when they should have been watching 'The Battle of Algiers' about urban insurgency. I'm a Vietnam-era journalist. I think most journalists were appalled as we moved toward war in Iraq. The worst mistake this administration made was not about weapons of mass destruction. It was the administration's view that we'd be welcomed as the great liberator.

David Halberstam

 
This award is very special because it recognizes what I think of as members of the infantry -- reporters who do the heavy lifting, even though they don't personally have the high public profile that some journalists in print and broadcast media attain. Their commitment to reporting difficult stories over the long haul, often against the conventional grain, is a tremendous public service, and the example of endurance and honor that they bring to the profession is a reminder of what journalism is about at its best. - David Halberstam Quotes

This award is very special because it recognizes what I think of as members of the infantry -- reporters who do the heavy lifting, even though they don't personally have the high public profile that some journalists in print and broadcast media attain. Their commitment to reporting difficult stories over the long haul, often against the conventional grain, is a tremendous public service, and the example of endurance and honor that they bring to the profession is a reminder of what journalism is about at its best.

David Halberstam

 
I think he was such a magical figure, so compelling a figure, he inevitably drew the interest of very talented writers. - David Halberstam Quotes

I think he was such a magical figure, so compelling a figure, he inevitably drew the interest of very talented writers.

David Halberstam

 
We had absolute military superiority but they had absolute political supremacy. That led to a stalemate - and that became the governing issue. - David Halberstam Quotes

We had absolute military superiority but they had absolute political supremacy. That led to a stalemate - and that became the governing issue.

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I think what we tried to do is get a reflection of all the forces that are at play, of the best writing. In the end, we ended up with something that was a pretty good reflection of the changes in society as well. - David Halberstam Quotes

I think what we tried to do is get a reflection of all the forces that are at play, of the best writing. In the end, we ended up with something that was a pretty good reflection of the changes in society as well.

David Halberstam

 
I think I got very lucky on this, ... The Red Sox players of that team just were particularly pleasant. Ted Williams was larger than life and exuberant and contentious and cantankerous, but great fun to be with. - David Halberstam Quotes

I think I got very lucky on this, ... The Red Sox players of that team just were particularly pleasant. Ted Williams was larger than life and exuberant and contentious and cantankerous, but great fun to be with.

David Halberstam

 
What happened very quickly was a move away from the bravery of the kids fighting. - David Halberstam Quotes

What happened very quickly was a move away from the bravery of the kids fighting.

David Halberstam

 Bravery
It was the first time in American history a war had been declared over by an anchorman. - David Halberstam Quotes

It was the first time in American history a war had been declared over by an anchorman.

David Halberstam

 
If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring. - David Halberstam Quotes

If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring.

David Halberstam

 American Journalist
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