In the National Interest

NEw York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling and a number stamped in ink on the front.. 371, [1] p. The Middle East is on the brink of war and the Secretary of State is carrying on 'shuttle diplomacy' between Jerusalem, Damascus, Cairo and Amman when his wife is kidnapped by the Palestinians. From Wikipedia: "Marvin L. Kalb (born June 9, 1930) is an American journalist. Kalb was the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy from 1987 to 1999. The Shorenstein Center and the Kennedy School are part of Harvard University. He is currently a James Clark Welling Fellow at George Washington University and a member of the Atlantic Community Advisory Board. He is a guest scholar in Foreign Policy at The Brookings Institution. Kalb spent 30 years as an award-winning reporter for CBS News and NBC News. Kalb was the last newsman recruited by Edward R. Murrow to join CBS News, becoming part of the later generation of the "Murrow's Boys." His work at CBS landed him on Richard Nixon's "enemies list". At NBC, he served as chief Diplomatic Correspondent and host of Meet the Press. During many years of Kalb's tenures at CBS and NBC, his brother Bernard worked alongside him. Kalb has authored or coauthored nine nonfiction books (Eastern Exposure, Dragon in the Kremlin, The Volga, Roots of Involvement, Kissinger, Campaign 88, The Nixon Memo, and One Scandalous Story) and two best-selling novels (In the National Interest and The Last Ambassador). His most recent book is about the haunting legacy of Vietnam, co-authored with his daughter. He hosts The Kalb Report, a monthly discussion of media ethics and responsibility at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the Shorenstein Center and George Washington University. [2] He is a news analyst for Fox News, and a contributor to National Public Radio and America Abroad. He is currently a senior adviser at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. From Wikipedia: "Jump to: navigation, search Ted Koppel Ted Koppel in 2008 Born Edward James Martin Koppel[1] (1940-02-08) February 8, 1940 (age 74) Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK Ethnicity Jewish Occupation Journalist News anchor Years active 1963 present Notable credit(s) Nightline (1980 2005) Spouse(s) Grace Anne Dorney (1963 present) Children Andrea Koppel Deirdre Koppel Andrew Koppel Tara Koppel Parents Alice Koppel Edwin Koppel Edward James Martin "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is a British American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until his retirement in late 2005. After leaving Nightline, Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel before resigning in 2008. Koppel is currently a senior news analyst for National Public Radio and contributing analyst to BBC World News America, and contributes to NBC News."