Writing about Jeff Himmelman's
account of (or making of) trouble in Nixonwoodsteinbradleeland, I didn't want to mention the age thing. But Jack Shafer
does:
With all respect to Ben Bradlee, the Woodward-Himmelman spat is
starting to resemble that movie in which a much-coveted dog is placed
midway between two contesting owners and they rely on him to choose
which owner he wants to go home with. Isn’t this historical dispute,
which relies on accurate memory, a bit much to put a 91-year-old man
through? Bradlee obviously admires and respects both journalists, but
age has dimmed his powers of concentration (as it has mine).
Hat tip to Max Holland
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