Washington / Meg Greenfield.

Includes index.

Somethings else besides human life/The good child the head kid the prodigy, and the protégé/Mavericks and image-Makers/A night at the opera/Women and Children/ The news business.

Written in secret before her death in 1999, Greenfield's (editor, Washington Post , and Pulitzer Prize winner) narrative outlines the process of competitive image projection as it erodes the moral and personal sense of politicians and their journalistic counterparts. She identifies the principal species of the Washington DC subculture and recounts the history she saw unfold. Attention is given to the hostility toward professional women, the fall of the Southern oligarchy, the careers of eight Presidents (Kennedy to Clinton), and even occasional heroics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)