This is the second installment of a four-part series focusing on "craft" and "impact" in critical areas of journalism. The forum will take place in the National Press Club's Main Ballroom on the 13th floor of the National Press Building at 14th and F streets, NW. The Kalb Report series is underwritten by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
"What we know about the president and his policies, we get from the reporters who cover the White House," said Kalb. "They know more than they can tell us. From Helen Thomas, who covered President Kennedy, to David Gregory, who covers President Bush, they will share their behind-the-scenes insights and impressions of the most powerful man on Earth."
David Gregory serves as chief White House correspondent for NBC News and reports regularly on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, and for NBC News' 24-hour cable network MSNBC and on MSNBC.com. In his seven years in this role, Gregory has covered the war on terror and the war in Iraq, and also has had several exclusive interviews with President Bush and Vice President Cheney. In 2005, Gregory shared an Emmy with his colleagues for the network's coverage of President Ronald Reagan's death and funeral.
Dan Rather, the longest serving network news anchor in television history, currently serves as anchor and managing editor of Dan Rather Reports on HDNet, a national high-definition network. His career spans five decades, and he has interviewed every United States president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush. Rather served as White House correspondent during the Nixon and Johnson administrations and was the anchor and managing ed ...More...
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