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In the Reign of the Grahams: How Shall We Judge Them?

August 6, 2013, Stephen Hess
Helen Thomas is Famous for Interviewing Presidents. Here is an Interview with Her

July 23, 2013, Stephen Hess
If you are going to do something big or important, do it fast. A presidential administration is like an hourglass with the sand running out. There is a blip up with your second inauguration. You know the odds are that you are going to lose seats at the midterm election, and pretty soon you are going to look pretty lame-duckish, as even your supporters start to choose up sides over your successor.
November 23, 2012, Stephen Hess, National Journal
Rated on energy, charm, and political smarts, Michelle Obama is the most important and successful first lady in a presidential campaign since 'Lady Bird' Johnson in 1964.
November 7, 2012, Stephen Hess, The Washington Examiner
It’s been dreadful — in many ways the worst campaign I’ve ever lived through.
November 3, 2012, Stephen Hess, The Toronto Star
[Biden's] supporters will expect him to have made arguments that they felt were missing in the president's presentation, which seemed to try to avoid the attacks on Mitt Romney's record that had been a very important part of their [Obama-Biden] campaign.
October 10, 2012, Stephen Hess, Voice of America
Andrew Glass & Andrew Alexander: The Future of Journalism

October 9, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Frankly, I'm just baffled...[Obama] doesn’t need to have held another press conference to be prepared or another campaign event to know what his opponent is going to throw at him. I'm searching for some reason why he didn't do better.
October 5, 2012, Stephen Hess, McClatchy
Bernard Kalb: From NBC to the State Department

October 2, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Hedrick Smith: Leaving the New York Times

September 25, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Barry Sussman: Stories from Watergate

September 18, 2012, Stephen Hess
- Video
The easiest thing to say [about a president's influence on the economy] is that he isn't the only player. He is a more important player than anyone, with the possible exception of the Fed chairman.
September 15, 2012, Stephen Hess, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
China as Seen from American Party Platforms

September 13, 2012, Stephen Hess
Kitty Kelley: Becoming an Independent Writer

September 11, 2012, Stephen Hess
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[Romney's acceptance speech was] exactly the wrong speech. It was a 'who am I,' when what the electorate needed from him was a 'what I will do', address.
August 31, 2012, Stephen Hess, Bloomberg
Linda Greenhouse: Difficulties in Journalism for Women

August 28, 2012, Stephen Hess
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The old rule-of-thumb was that to win the nomination you first win your base and then move to the middle. Both Obama and Romney are being forced to play it closer to their bases than in the past.
August 24, 2012, Stephen Hess, The Associated Press
Steven Roberts: On A Legacy of Writers

August 21, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Nina Totenberg: Journalists as Witnesses to History

August 14, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Brit Hume: The First Day in the Newsroom

August 7, 2012, Stephen Hess
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A Retrospect of Journalism: What Happened to the Washington Reporters?

August 7, 2012, Stephen Hess
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Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012

2012, Stephen Hess
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@ Brookings Podcast: The Changing Balance of Power in Presidential Campaign Reporting

July 20, 2012, Stephen Hess
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The irony of the Supreme Court's decision is that this will make little difference in the presidential election outcome in that the number one issue is the economy, remains the economy, with any number two issue back in the dust.
June 28, 2012, Stephen Hess
We, the American people, have lived with Hillary Clinton now for a very long time. We've watched her change, grow, change her hairdo and everything else. She has become in some ways a part of our time.
May 8, 2012, Stephen Hess, CBS News