Trumped-Up Charges

The men’s room of the New York Hilton was thick with cheap men’s cologne. Standing at a urinal was a tiny old man in a big suit, who seemed to disappear into the depths of the porcelain, a wisp of white hair flowing off his little head. Mickey Freeman, who played Private Zimmerman on Sergeant Read More

Chafing Brokaw Holds His Breath on Big Elections

The calendar said Election 2002, but across the television dial, Nov. 4 felt more like Turn Back the Clock Night. NBC’s Tom Brokaw wore a gray suit that could have fit snugly on David Brinkley, and pleaded with his audience to be patient for national poll results. CBS’s Dan Rather leaned forward in his Buzz Read More