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The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational.
Roger Mudd
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Roger Mudd
Age: 93 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 9
Died: 2021
Died: March 9
Journalist
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Television Presenter
Washington
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