We as humans (me especially, need to appreciate, not dictate anothers interpretions) should be open to all the different thoughts and expressions of each individual.accept that we don't think alike. At noon, I was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. On August 8, 1942, I graduated from Harvard by the skin of my teeth at 10 a.m. I can't say that it did anything for me other than remind me that nature is wonderful and free to all who can appreciate it and that everyone learns and interrupts differently. AS FEATURED IN THE HBO DOCUMENTARY THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE An eyewitness account from the playing fields where the first rough draft of history was written.

It stays on the surface which makes this an easy and quick read. Life is a simple but complex thing, this book tells you of a relationship between a father and son, and bits of mother in there too. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. Some of what was said was very real and i could relate to the feelings of their story. A Good Life is written by Ben Bradlee and published by Simon & Schuster. This was really different to read, it seemed to me a lot of repeating, i got the impression that it was written over a course of a lifetime so that may have been the feeling of repetition for me regarding what was being said through out the book. I didn't know these people or had ever heard of them before this so that was interesting i guess. One that was given to me by my mother to read. Bradlee and his wife, journalist Sally Quinn, live in Washington, DC.Īlso publishes under the name Benjamin C.

In 2013, Bradlee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. During this time, Bradlee oversaw the Post’s award-winning coverage of the Watergate affair and the publication of the Pentagon Papers. Bradlee became executive editor of the Washington Post in 1968, a position he held until 1991. In 1942, he became a communications officer for the Office of Naval Intelligence and fought in thirteen battles during World War II. Born in Boston, Bradlee attended Harvard College. Bradlee Father of Ben Bradlee Jr.īenjamin Crowninshield 'Ben' Bradlee is vice-president at large of the Washington Post. also publishes under the name Benjamin C. Bradlee and his wife, journalist Sally Quinn, live in Washington, DC. Benjamin Crowninshield 'Ben' Bradlee is vice-president at large of the Washington Post.

A Good Life by Ben Bradlee