Jules Joseph Witcover

Background

Witcover, Jules Joseph was born on July 16, 1927 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Carpenter) Witcover.

Education

AB, Columbia College, 1949. Master of Science, Columbia Grad School Journalism, 1951.

Career

Reporter, Hackensack (New Jersey) Star-Telegram, 1949-1950; reporter, Providence Journal, 1951-1952; reporter, Newark Star-Ledger, 1953; reporter, Washington branch Newhouse Newspapers, 1954-1969; reporter, Los Angeles Times, Washington, 1970-1972; reporter, Washington Post, 1973-1976; columnist, Washington Star and Tribune Media Superior vena cava syndrome, 1977-1981; columnist, Baltimore Sun, Washington, since 1981.

Achievements

• Jules Joseph Witcover has been listed as a notable columnist, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption

    (  Distinguished political columnist and veteran Washingt...)

  • Mad As Hell: Revolt at the Ballot Box, 1992

    (Two veteran political observers recount and analyze the t...)

  • White Knight: The Rise of Spiro Agnew

    (White Knight: The Rise of Spiro Agnew by Jules Witcover i...)

  • Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew

    ( Nixon and Agnew were an odd couple whose political love...)

  • The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America

    (The assassination of Kennedy & Luther King, the Tet offen...)

  • Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976

    (Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976, by Jul...)

  • A Heartbeat Away - The Investigation & Resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew

    (In Heartbeat away the investigative talents of Richard M....)

  • 85 days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy

    ( The “definitive account” (Washington Post) of Robert F....)

  • 85 Days;: The Last Campaign of Robert F. Kennedy

    (A paperback describing the last days of Robert F. Kennedy...)

  • 85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy.
  • Mad As Hell: Revolt at the Ballot Box, 1992 by Jack W. Germond (1993-07-01)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Crapshoot Rolling the Dice on the Vice Presidency From Adams and Jefferson to Tr
  • Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew Hardcover April 23, 2007
  • Party of the People: A History of the Democrats
  • The Year the Dream Died: Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover (31-Dec-1997) Hardcover
  • Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew by Witcover, Jules (2007) Hardcover
  • (Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption ) Author: Jules Witcover Oct-2010
  • A Heartbeat Away - The Investigation & Resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Hardcover - April 15, 1974
  • Crapshoot: Rolling the Dice on the Vice Presidency by Jules Witcover (1-Jan-1992) Hardcover
  • No Way to Pick A President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections
  • 85 days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy by Jules Witcover (2016-03-22)
  • Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976 Hardcover - July 18, 1977
  • Crapshoot: Rolling The Dice On The Vice Presidency by Jules Witcover (1992-05-03)
  • Party of the People: A History of the Democrats
  • Crapshoot: Rolling The Dice On The Vice Presidency
  • The Main Chance
  • The Resurrection of Richard Nixon.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1945-1946.

Connections

Married Marian Laverty, June 14, 1952 (divorced October 1990). Children: Paul, Amy, Julie, Peter. Married Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, June 21, 1997.

Father:

Samuel Witcover

Mother:

Sarah (Carpenter) Witcover

Spouse:

Marian Laverty

Spouse:

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers

child:

Julie Witcover

child:

Peter Witcover

child:

Amy Witcover

child:

Paul Witcover