Plain dealing
Subtitle: Ohio politics and journalism viewed from the press gallery
By: Richard G. Zimmerman.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780873388528
Subjects: Zimmerman, Richard G., 1934- -- Anecdotes.; Ohio. General Assembly -- Anecdotes.; Legislators -- Ohio -- Anecdotes.; Governors -- Ohio -- Anecdotes.; Politicians -- Ohio -- Anecdotes.; Journalists -- Ohio -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; Journalism -- Political aspects -- Ohio -- Anecdotes.; Press and politics -- Ohio -- Anecdotes.; Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- -- Anecdotes.
Genres: Anecdotes.; Biography
Description: "Son of an Ohio Supreme Court Justice and longtime political reporter, Rick Zimmerman presents Ohio politics from the inside. He began learning about Ohio politics and politicians as a young boy, sitting at the dinner table presided over by his father, Judge Charles Ballard Zimmerman." "In the same way his father entertained with his reminiscences, author Rick Zimmerman tells stories of and on Ohio's politicians and their machinations, including governors, senators, and congressmen. His discussions of Watergate, his African sabbatical, and the National Press Club and his reflections on the state of journalism are refreshing, witty, and insightful. Plain Dealing is a memoir that doubles as an irreverent look at Ohio's political history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : indoctrination; title: Jim Rhodes and me; title: Meet Mike DiSalle; title: Legislators and lobbyists; title: More notable Ohio campaigns; title: Goodbye, Columbus; title: Senators and representatives; title: The Watergate game; title: Africa, acid rain, and other adventures; title: Tales from the press club; title: Publishers and reporters; title: Epilogue : later years.