NP - Obits of Robert Novak & Don Hewitt

[John Carvill]

Two interesting obits from the Guardian, traitorous gnome Robert
Novak, and 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt:

Robert Novak
Maverick rightwing columnist who exposed Valerie Plame as a CIA officer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/19/obituary-robert-novak


I found the Hewitt one particularly interesting:

Don Hewitt
CBS television news producer who created the current affairs programme
60 Minutes

"...an hour-long show he directed about Frank Sinatra in 1965, when
the singer claimed they had an agreement not to mention his alleged
mafia links. When Cronkite broached the forbidden subject, Sinatra
exploded, while Hewitt denied any promise.
The following dialogue ensued: Sinatra: "I ought to kill you." Hewitt:
"With anyone else, that's a figure of speech, but you probably mean
it." Sinatra: "I mean it." Hewitt: "If I have a choice, I'd rather you
didn't."

When Bill Clinton, entangled in the Gennifer Flowers adultery scandal
in the first primary of 1992, appeared to be sinking as presidential
candidate, he and Hillary sought out 60 Minutes as the platform to
rescue his reputation. Hewitt told Clinton: "The last time I did this
it produced a president, Kennedy. This will produce a president, too."
He then edited the interview heavily in Clinton's favour, but his
portrayal of Hillary as adoring wife infuriated her, and to Hewitt's
surprise, he was later unwelcome at the White House."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/19/obituary-don-hewitt