TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell,Andrea TI - Talking back-- to presidents, dictators, and assorted scoundrels SN - 9780143038733 (pbk.): AV - PN4874.M538 A3 2005 PY - 2007///, 2005 CY - New York, NY PB - Penguin Books KW - Mitchell, Andrea. KW - Television journalists KW - United States KW - Biography N1 - Includes index; Originally published: New York: Viking, 2005.in hard cover N2 - A behind-the-scenes memoir by one of today's top broadcast journalists. A powerful woman in a man's world, Mitchell started her pathbreaking career as the quintessential girl reporter. She's been labeled a "pushy broad," yet her intelligence, tenacity, and ability to always be "where the action is" have catapulted her to the top of her profession. Mitchell has regularly shared her observations with millions of television viewers for more than three decades. Time and again, Mitchell has proven herself by taking on the tough assignments. She has had unique access to all the presidents and their staffs from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush, and here gives us her unvarnished insights into these men and those who surround them. But Mitchell has a unique front-row seat not only in the political world, but also in the "A" list drawing rooms of Washington and other capitals.--From publisher description ER -