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Robert W. Merry
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Robert W. Merry

Robert W. Merry is president and publisher of Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Formerly a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covered national politics, Congress, and the White House, he is the author of the award-winning Taking On the World:... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. It all comes down to honor.
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My life in 8 words: "A jumble of random events looking for coherence"
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. It all comes down to honor. Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. No one comes to mind. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Blue eyes. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. CEO of a publishing company. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Andrew Jackson. Learn more about Robert W. Merry

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PhiloBiblos, November 8, 2009
...in the NYTimes , as do Ron Charles for the Washington Post and Kai Maristead in the LATimes . - Robert Merry's A Country of Vast Designs is reviewed by Aram Bakshian, Jr. in the WSJ . - Michael Dirda reviews Michael Slater's Charles Dickens in the...
Novak's Books Praised for Their Lasting Value
Short Stack, August 20, 2009
...unflinchingly self-revealing piece of work." He placed it side by side with Katharine Graham's "Personal History," Robert Merry's "Taking on the World," which is a biography of Joseph and Stewart Alsop, and Ronald Steel's "Walter Lippmann and the...