He approached life and his career as a competition. This was from when he went a few rounds on the Dick Cavett show.
He was a rough and tumble, bigger than life character who never hesitated to say what was on his mind. Above all he was a great writer. They don't make 'em like him anymore. He'll be missed.
A book review cover. In this case, I did the McGovern and Nixon.
For the book review section of The Washington Post.