Word: pippert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Over the years Pippert has taken time out from the daily reporting game he received a Master's degree in Old Testament studies on one sabbatical, garnered a Congressional fellowship during another and produced a book on "The Spiritual Journey of Jimmy Carter" in the course of a third leave of absence...
...Pippert, who is living in Arlington for the semester, says the IOP fellows program is an intense experience. "We eat lunch together every week. I probably eat more meals with [the other fellows] than with my wife," he says...
After his stay at the Kennedy School, Pippert says he plans to jump back on to the bandwagon of political journalism. "I'm a bit out of touch with the American political scene," he acknowledges, "The last election I covered was the general election in Israel two years...
...further predicts that Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis, a former lecturer at the School where Pippert is spending spring semester, "serves to be the heir to much of the initial support for Cuomo. Dukakis will make a strong showing in the race...
Already reaccustomed to the American practice of predicting presidential politics far in advance, Pippert is sure to spend the rest of the term fine-tuning his U.S. political insight with the help of the six other IOP fellows. And, all the free lunches aren't that bad either...