Word: bernsteining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Journalists since the Watergate scandal have indulged themselves in a largely undeserved "orgy of self-congratulations," former Washington Post investigative reporter Carl Bernstein said in a panel discussion at the Kennedy School last night...
...Bernstein spoke on Watergate's effect on the relationship between press and government before an audience of about 300 at an Institute of Politics-sponsored forum...
...probing such sensitive spots too deeply, Bernstein may be doing the reader a favor. As it is, the book fairly crackles with emotional intensity and unsettling historical questions. With his rich depiction of his parents and pungent evocation of the period, Bernstein has been able to explore his controversial issues with the finesse of a jazz musician bouncing around themes that might otherwise be too hot to handle...
...honesty, Bernstein upholds the honor of his parents. They were never subversives, never disloyal to their country, he says. His sensitivity to Alfred and Sylvia (both still living) means that he never quite penetrates the deepest questions: Exactly why did people like them join the Communist Party? Just what did they do at their cell meetings? Was there in fact some danger in having people working for the Government whose loyalty was also to the Communist Party? And, on a more personal level, does he feel he has betrayed the father he clearly loves very deeply...
BOOKS: Reporter Carl Bernstein digs into his own past...