Formostofthreedecades,DrewPearsonwasthemostwell-knownjournalistintheUnitedStates.Inhisdailynewspapercolumn--themostwidelysyndicatedinthenation--andonradioandtelevisionbroadcasts,hechronicledthepoliticalandpublicpolicynewsofthenation.Atthesametime,heworkedhiswayintotheinnercirclesofpolicymakersintheWhiteHouseandCongress,lobbyingforissueshebelievedwouldpromotebettergovernmentandworldpeace.Pearson,however,stillfoundtimetorecordhisthoughtsandobservationsinhispersonaldiary.Publishedhereforthefirsttime,WashingtonMerry-Go-RoundpresentsPearson’sprivateimpressionsoflifeinsidetheBeltwayfrom1960to1969,revealinghowheheldtheconfidenceofpresidents--especiallyLyndonB.Johnson--congressionalleaders,mediamoguls,politicalinsiders,anddozensofotherwiseunknownsourcesofinformation.HisdirectinteractionswiththeDCglitterati,includingBobbyKennedyandDouglasMacArthur,arefeaturedthroughouthisdiary,drawingthereaderintothecompellingpoliticalintriguesof1960sWashingtonandprovidingthemysteriousbackstoryonthefamousandthenotoriousoftheera.
