By Far My Most Perilous Assignment Was

When I Was A Little Girl In The 1950s, It Would Not Have Been Possible For Me To Say, I Want To Be An Anchorwoman When I Grow Up.

The Most Important Event I Covered Was The Panama Canal Debate, Which Dragged On For Months.

News Events Cannot Be Controlled, Nor Can Newscasts Be Mapped Out Like Entertainment Shows.

Although I Was Entirely Relaxed On Camera, If I Had To Stand Up And Say Something To An Assembled Group Of People, I Was Rendered All But Inarticulate.

Many Senators Have Developed A Canny Sense Of What Will Play Best For The Audience.