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John Kerry, former secretary of state, writing memoir
HILLEL ITALIE ed with across my years.” In this Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, then United States Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his
AP National Writer Kerry has been a public fig- speech after he receives Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit during a ceremony at the foreign
NEW YORK (AP) — John ure since the early 1970s. He ministry in Berlin. Associated Press
Kerry, the former secretary was a decorated veteran
of state, U.S. senator and who emerged as a spokes- ens America’s Security” his war record. He served publisher of Simon & Schus-
presidential candidate, man for the Vietnam Veter- and he cooperated with in the Senate from 1985 to ter, said in a statement.
has a book deal. ans Against the War orga- biographer Douglas Brin- 2013, when he succeeded Kerry met with several pub-
Kerry, 73, has signed with nization and denounced kley on a book about his Hillary Clinton as secretary lishers about the book, for
Simon & Schuster, the the conflict during Senate Vietnam experience, “Tour of state. which financial terms were
publisher told The Associ- hearings, famously stating of Duty.” But he has never “This is a great American not disclosed. He was rep-
ated Press on Thursday. “How do you ask a man written a full-length mem- life, and what’s exciting resented by Robert Barnett,
The book, a memoir cover- to be the last man to die in oir or discussed in depth his about John Kerry’s mem- the Washington attorney
ing his life from childhood Vietnam? How do you ask presidential run, when he oir is that he’s finally got who recently worked on
through his recent time as a man to be the last man was subjected to a con- the time and perspective book deals for Clinton and
secretary of state, does not to die for a mistake?” servative “swift boating” to tell the full story, in all of for Barack and Michelle
yet have a title or release The Massachusetts Demo- campaign that challenged its sweep,” Jonathan Karp, Obama.q
date. crat later served nearly 30
“This is the first opportunity years in the Senate, with
I’ve had in a long time to colleagues ranging from
pause and look back, with Ted Kennedy to Barack
an eye toward looking for- Obama, and had an un-
ward. I hope we can pro- successful run for president
duce a good book that in 2004, losing to incumbent
captures for readers not so George W. Bush. He was
much my story, but some of secretary of state during
the lessons learned along President Obama’s sec-
the way, including lessons ond term, with highlights
learned the hard way,” including a global pact
Kerry said in a statement. on climate change — the
“I am grateful that Simon & Paris Agreement — and a
Schuster is working with me deal to curb Iran’s nuclear
to revisit meaningful mo- program. Both agreements
ments lived at the intersec- have been strongly ques-
tion of history, and to help tioned by President Donald
readers get to know some Trump.
of the compelling people Kerry’s previous books in-
I’ve known, learned from, clude “The New War: The
admired, and even debat- Web of Crime That Threat-
NBC chief to Trump: We won’t be intimidated
DAVID BAUDER This May 14, 2015 photo released by NBC shows NBC News executive, who gives inter- in politics stronger than at
AP Television Writer Chairman Andrew Lack in New York. views infrequently, spoke any point since 2000, Lack
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief Tuesday at a conference said.
of NBC News has a mes- Associated Press held by the IESE Business At the same time, ratings
sage for President Donald School. have been comparatively
Trump: We’re not going to distraction. network along with ABC, NBC News is trying to absorb softer for NBC News prop-
be intimidated. Trump hasn’t specifically CBS, CNN and The New the results of an election erties like “Nightly News”
NBC News Chairman An- gone after any NBC News York Times. that the network, like many and the “Today” show. The
drew Lack said on Tuesday stories since he’s been “This president has us fo- other news organizations, people who watch those
that the president’s at- president. But in his “enemy cused every day more on got wrong, he said. The broadcasts are less interest-
tacks on some media out- of the American people” temperament than we ex- network “relied too much ed in the day-to-day politi-
lets won’t deter his orga- tweet, he mentioned the pected,” Lack said. The on polls” and is evaluat- cal machinations as cable
nization from doing its job. ing how to use them in the news viewers, he said.
NBC News was one of the future, he said. Lack said “We’re certainly sensitive
organizations specifically NBC needs more report- to that,” he said.
cited by Trump last month ers along the likes of Hallie Lack also said that he hired
in his tweet about the Jackson, Katy Tur, Kasie Megyn Kelly from Fox News
“fake news” media that is Hunt and Kristen Welker Channel because he stud-
the “enemy of the Ameri- working in the states where ied the interviews and oth-
can people.” Trump won, and promised er work she had done at
“We’re not the opposi- the network would be able Fox. Kelly was interested in
tion party and we’re not to afford them. working in morning televi-
in a popularity contest MSNBC’s ratings have been sion and reaching a broad-
with this administration or soaring since the election, er audience, and that was
any other administration,” along with other cable something NBC News could
said Lack, who supervises news networks, defying a offer that Fox couldn’t.
NBC’s broadcast news general trend where view- “She’s a great journalist,”
and digital properties, in- ership usually drops after a he said. “I didn’t invest in
cluding MSNBC. He called presidential election. It il- her because of her star
the president’s attacks a lustrates an intense interest power.”q
