Video: Remembering a journalism giant

>>> in this country, we learned today tom wicker has died. his name was known to millions of americans in the post war era, the cold war era , through vietnam and watergate and beyond. for those who grew up in that time dreaming of becoming a journalist, tom wicker auz a giant. he grew up in north carolina , the son of a railroad conductor . he served in the navy in world war ii , then tushed to journalism. local papers at first and then the new york times where he was washington bureau chief. tom wicker was riding in the motorcade in dallas, texas, 48 years and three days ago when jfk was assassinated. he wrote the first draft of history, front page of the next day's paper. he covered and knew his share of u.s. presidents and as a columnist he regularly managed to anger the political right and the left. he went after business, government, media and secrets of all kinds. he was the author of 20 books, nonfiction and novels. tom wicker died at his adopted home in vermont. he was 85 years old.

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