“I’m a strong advocate of freedom of the press, as
long as they have something to say.”
—Sander
Vanocur (1928-2019), veteran White House
correspondent, one of the four questioners at the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy debate,
died Tuesday at 91. NYTimes obit here.
• Editorial Comment: According to whom?
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