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To: LindyBill who wrote (213505)	7/28/2007 9:02:22 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 794110

Finally had a chance to read through the Frum reviews of Novak's book. He sounds really ticked! And dare I say - petulant? <g> Anyway, Frum is a mere footnote. He may like to THINK the book is all about self-vindication and settling scores, but it isn't. The book is a 50 year reminiscence of Novak's career in Washington. He was quite the young phenom when he came on the scene, his recollections of the 50s and early-mid 60s are what interests me the most. It's great stuff! Reporters and politicians schmoozed a lot more then than they do now, and Novak has some great stories about the pols of the day. We get a history of the WSJ as it evolved from being a stock tip sheet into a major national newspaper. Novak was part of what made that happen. Not that he makes any claims, that's my own conclusion. That might explain why he appeared inexplicably to be defending Al Hunt, when he may have been defending the Journal, to which he is probably still deeply loyal. Reporters who read this book will probably learn more about reporting than they did in journalism school.