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...Koppels, their children (Andrea, 20; Deirdre, 18; Andrew, 13; and Tara, 12) and Grace Anne's father live in a modern house in Potomac, Md. They spend little time on Washington's social scene. Says NBC Correspondent Marvin Kalb, who collaborated with Koppel on a bestselling 1977 novel about diplomatic intrigue, In the National Interest: "Ted has very strong family feelings and does everything with dedication." Says Koppel: "Our idea of an enjoyable evening is dinner, usually Japanese, and a movie." His hobbies include reading, running, skiing and playing tennis. "I do them all at the same time...
...political process is now taking place every Sunday. This is the talk pace of the questioning of public figures on network talk shows, which used to be soporifically but sedately informative. The new style is faster and sharper. "Those with a little to say come through better," laments Marvin Kalb of NBC's Meet the Press. "Those with a lot to say have a harder time...
Meet the Press decided to meet the competition. The program used to be like a tidy congressional hearing; now it is more like Ping Pong. Kalb was made moderator, while his predecessor, Producer Bill Monroe, took Kalb's old job as lead questioner. A fourth camera was added, permitting cutaway shots between questioner and guests; in the speeding up, everyone became interruptible...
More articulate more guest lists are narrowed to what Kalb calls "an articulate elite" reflection both sides of issues, which, he argues, "is not really an honest reflection of reality." Brinkley agrees: "If you're windy and verbose you just...
Just who belongs to this articulate elite? One favorite is Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, knowledgeable, funny and fast on his feet. Of the Cabinet, Brinkley singles out Treasury Secretary Donald Regan. Among foreign leaders, Brinkley and Kalb prize West Germany's ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. "He's the TV era's ideal West German Chancellor," says Kalb, since Schmidt speaks English well and can be "irritable and irritating." Kalb also finds Menachem Begin fascinating because "he says what he feels." Interesting historical question: Would the Middle East have been different, at least in American eyes...