KATHARINE GRAHAM'S WASHINGTON

AsafittingepiloguetoalifeintimatelylinkedtoWashington,D.C.,PulitzerPrizewinnerKatharineGraham,thewomanwhotransformedTheWashingtonPostintoapaperofrecord,leftbehindthislovinglycollectedanthologyofwritingsaboutthecitysheknewandloved,amovingtributetothenation’scapital.ToRussellBanks,itisaplacewhere“nooneisinchargeandnoone,therefore,canbeheldresponsibleforthemess.”ToJohnDosPassos,itis“essentiallyatownoflonelypeople.”WhateveryourimpressionsofWashington,D.C.,youwilllikelyfindthemchallengedhere.ExperienceChristmaswiththeRoosevelts,asseenthroughtheeyesofaWhiteHousehousekeeper.LearnwhyDavidMcCulloughishappytodeclare“IloveWashington,”whileTheWashingtonPost’sSallyQuinnwonders,“WhyDoTheyHateWashington?”GlimpseDavidBrinkley’sdepictionofthecapitalduringWorldWarII,thenexperienceHenryKissinger’sthoughtson“PeaceatLast,”post-Vietnam.Writtenbyawho’swhoofjournalists,historians,FirstLadies,politicians,andmore,thesevariedworksofferawonderfuloverviewofKatharineGraham’sbelovedcity.