Ebook: Brinkley's beat: people, places and events that shaped my time

The late journalist offers profiles of the Washington insiders with whom he has worked; accounts of some of the stories he has covered, including the assassination of President Kennedy and D-Day; and reminiscences of his career.;People: Theodore Bilbo -- Martin Dies -- J. Edgar Hoover -- May Craig -- Joe McCarthy -- Everett Dirksen -- Jimmy Hoffa -- Lyndon Johnson -- Bobby Kennedy -- Ronald Reagan -- Bill Clinton -- Places: Normandy, 1944 and 1994 -- The Mediterranean -- The Mississippi -- Two cities on the edge of the Cold War -- Three beaches -- Two Birminghams -- Events: Political conventions -- The Kennedy Assassination -- A reflection on a life in broadcast news.