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Summary: Nice guy- great journalist- Imus friend
Review: It is -25 degrees here in New Hampshire-so this is a good time to read...Bob Schieffer is a nice guy, great journalist- knows his stuff-friend of Imus, and he tells his story with the best of them. He starts out with his life in Texas, and a few stories of LBJ and then moves on to the rest of the story. He talks about his life, his profession and the people he has met. He has been in the right place at the right time. His book tour revealed all of the stories he has to tell that reflect upon his long career and his climb up the journalism ladder. He interjects personal stories, and comes across as the person he appears to be. A life well led. prisrob
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Summary: Like a conversation with a storyteller
Review: It's hard to remember that the theme of the book is the things that Mr. Schieffer couldn't tell the public about when he was reporting because the book reads like fascinating dinner conversation rather than a historical overview. As a thirty-something who was too young to have know about or understood the political happenings of the sixties and seventies, hearing about Mr. Schieffer's public and behind-the-scenes experiences has helped me understand the background to our current political environment. Don't get me wrong, I HATE politics, but this is a great read for anyone who likes to know what goes on in the world, especially behind the scenes. I'm buying it as a gift for two people.
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Summary: Spending time with a nice guy who has witnessed history.
Review: It's like sitting down to chat with Bob Scheiffer. He talks about the things that you would have asked him about if you had a chance to meet him. He's genuinely a nice guy who has reported on forty years of history. I cannot imagine that anyone interested in news or history would be disapointed with this excellent book.
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Summary: false advertising
Review: my gripe with this book is, in part, the title: This Just In -- WHAT I COULDN'T TELL YOU ON TV... Note: there is nothing newsworthy in this book - nothing new, no secrets, not one thing that has not been told on tv a hundred times. granted, it is a well-written autobiography and anyone interested in the intricate doings of CBS news may enjoy it. but, for the average reader, way too much detail about CBS news and the personalities involved. i think the average reader will pick up this book hoping to obtain insight on world events from a respected journalist. instead one gets the story of mr. schieffer's life - a quick read (many pages can be skipped) but not much meat on the bone. perhaps i just missed the point. after all many of the country's most respected journalists endorsed the book (buddies?)...Even Dan Jenkins: "Made me smile more than a platter of Tex-Mex enchiladas"..... PLEEEEASE.....
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Summary: A Good Review of Past Decades to the Present
Review: Newsman Bob Schieffer takes the reader for a review of his very interesting life as a journalist from the period of the Kennedy assassination through the 9-11 tragedy. Much of the book is political history of past presidents and what took place during their administrations. Whether you lived through this entire period of time or not I think you will find this book to be engaging reading. Schieffer brings you behind the scenes and discusses the personality traits of various persons we have come to be familiar with over the years involving the television media. The book is slightly over 400 pages long, but it makes for easy reading even for those who are not especially interested in American politics from the newscasters point of view.
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Summary: Aspiring Political Journalists--
Review: read "This Just In." Bob Schieffer's book is an excellent account of the struggles encountered in a reporter's rise to broadcast journalism. It is also a good re-cap of the years spanning from JFK's assassination to the nightmare of September Eleven. Schieffer will briefly introduce you to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George Bush Sr., Clinton and Bush II. The stories he tells go the gambit from titalating to tragic. Case in point: When Schieffer asks President Nixon if he will be using outside help or in-house advisors, Nixon responds, "On this one, I want plenty of outhouse advisors." On a sad yet heroic note, Schieffer reveals why Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon. Bob Schieffer's fourty year journey from small-town columnist to host of Face the Nation is an entertaining and insightful look at a reporter's life. Don't miss it, especially if you are an aspiring journalist. This book will either further inspire you or make you change majors.
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Summary: Aspiring Political Journalists--
Review: read "This Just In." Bob Schieffer's book is an excellent account of the struggles encountered in a reporter's rise to broadcast journalism. It is also a good re-cap of the years spanning from JFK's assassination to the nightmare of September Eleven. Schieffer will briefly introduce you to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George Bush Sr., Clinton and Bush II. The stories he tells go the gambit from titalating to tragic. Case in point: When Schieffer asks President Nixon if he will be using outside help or in-house advisors, Nixon responds, "On this one, I want plenty of outhouse advisors." On a sad yet heroic note, Schieffer reveals why Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon. Bob Schieffer's fourty year journey from small-town columnist to host of Face the Nation is an entertaining and insightful look at a reporter's life. Don't miss it, especially if you are an aspiring journalist. This book will either further inspire you or make you change majors.
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Summary: Interesting but I wasn't glued to it...like other books.
Review: Schieffer is a good news anchor and an excellent reporter. I've watched him on CBS for years. It's refreshing to hear the stories behind the stories that never seem to come out over the airwaves and I wonder why. If you're really bored you can read this one and probably enjoy it. However, it wasn't loaded with highly secret information I just had to find out. (...)
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Summary: It Has Its Moments...
Review: Schieffer, Bob, This Just In. New York: Putnam, 2003.
This book was a disappointment. Schieffer is basically a newspaper reporter, and his anecdotes about his long career with CBS-TV lie flat on the page. Aside from a few good quips, such as Dan Rather and Schieffer laughing over being described as "elitist" when they both attended small colleges in remote Texas towns, or Helen Thomas's retort to LBJ when he said that his answer to a question would be a very long one: "Then start at the end," there isn't much that I didn't already know. Schieffer likes everyone: Nixon, Ford, Bush I, Bush II, and the defeated Democrats. But he hates Clinton because of his dishonesty and deception. This attitude tells me that (1) he's not very smart, (2) he is biased in favor of conservatives, and (3) he lacks judgment. This is precisely why I can't trust any of the talking heads on my TV screen. They're "analysis" of the news is superficial and gullible. The writing of the book is entertaining at times, more at the early (Vietnam) stages than the later, when his bitterness over the dismantling of CBS news shows through, but I missed the insights the author should have gotten over 40 years of journalistic work. His concerns were mainly for his career, and, if the book is to be believed, name-dropping and making contacts. His description of 9/11 and what has come afterward are naive and nothing new.
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Summary: Newsies Rejoice!
Review: The casual reader may not follow or care about the "behind the scenes" world of a successful broadcast journalist, but for those who do...this book is a fast and enjoyable read. The author communicates with wit, humor and humility..a real gentleman with an opinion, but without ever being boring or partisan. Truly a role model for up and comers. The chapters get better and better, perhaps because of the recent nature of current events. His take on Bill Clinton, the man and the politician, is the most honest and best presented I have seen.
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