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Nation Nov 09

New book provides a glimpse into private life of beloved journalist Cokie Roberts

Nation Sep 17

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Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg on friend and colleague Cokie Roberts

The career of political journalist Cokie Roberts spanned more than 40 years and helped to transform the landscape for other women in the field. Roberts, who died Tuesday at age 75, worked extensively in both public and commercial media and…

Nation Sep 17

Journalist and author Cokie Roberts photographed in her home in Bethesda, Maryland on February 05, 2019. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Longtime political journalist Cokie Roberts dies at age 75

Roberts served a reporter and analyst at ABC and NPR, as well as a contributor to PBS' The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.

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Nation Apr 23

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The unlikely friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker

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Nation Apr 17

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The undertold story of D.C.’s dames during the Civil War

Journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts offers a different take on the Civil War era, focusing on the women who were involved in politics behind the scenes. Gwen Ifill talks to the author about her new book, “Capital Dames: The…

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Apr 17

Cokie Roberts on how one former slave became a First Family confidante

By Anna Sillers

Gwen Ifill recently sat down with journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts on the NewsHour to discuss her new book "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868" about the untold stories of the women involved in…

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Lindy Boggs, First Woman to Chair a DemocraticConvention, Dies at 97…

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