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May 17, 1980 · Two years ago Ben Wattenberg, author, neoconservative political activist and, by virtue of his rumpled homeliness, an unlikely TV personality, hosted a PBS series devoted to the uplifting...
Jun 30, 2015 · An obituary on Tuesday about the author and television commentator Ben Wattenberg omitted several survivors. Besides his wife and four children, Mr. Wattenberg is survived by a sister, the...
WATTENBERG: Tell us about one of the most dramatic and important incidents, the attempted assassination of Reagan by John Hinckley in the side entrance of the Washington Hilton.
Jul 7, 2015 · Ben Wattenberg, a neoconservative author and host of a nationally syndicated talk show on public television, died June 28 in Washington, D.C. He was 81.
Nov 8, 1995 · BEN WATTENBERG, MAKING MUCH OF A PRESIDENTIAL CALL. Ben Wattenberg is one of those smart, balding, chin-pulling guys who gradually become part of the Washington landscape. Worked for LBJ....
During the 1970s, neoconservatives, led by Ben Wattenberg and the Coalition for a Democratic Majority, had struggled to revive Vital Center liberalism within the Democratic Party. A speechwriter for LBJ, Wattenberg also penned the classic examination of the American electorate, The Real Majority.
Jun 30, 2015 · Ben Wattenberg, conservative author and PBS host, and long-time member of the extended Jackson circle, died on Sunday at the age of 81. Wattenberg was a confidant of Senator Jackson, working closely with the Jackson campaigns in both 1972 and 1976 when Jackson launched presidential campaigns.