Topic: Tom Brokaw

White House correspondents' after-dinner jokes: Best zingers from the 'nerd prom' (+video)

Saturday night was the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Here are some of the best jokes, plus a menu designed especially for Washington and Hollywood celebrities.

Decoder Wire E! live at White House Correspondents' Dinner. Is that good for journalism?

The White House Correspondents' Dinner, a scholarship and awards event for journalists, has become a star-studded, glitzy, and E!-friendly bash. Some fear it's sending the wrong message.

Jay Leno leaving 'Tonight,' has NBC learned transition lessons?

Jay Leno leaving: NBC's hand was forced, to its perspective, by ABC when that network put Jimmy Kimmel in the time slot shared by Leno and CBS' David Letterman earlier this year.

10 best books of April, according to Amazon's editors

What are the best titles to check out this month? Here are Amazon's picks.

Decoder Wire Town-hall presidential debate: what to know about Candy Crowley's rules

From an audience of 80 undecided voters at Tuesday night's presidential debate, CNN's Candy Crowley will select some to ask questions of President Obama and Mitt Romney. In question is how much leeway Crowley has to follow up or press the candidates.

Top Picks: A Joni Mitchell biography, Jerry Seinfeld's web series, and more

Tom Brokaw recalls reporting on historic events in 'The Brokaw Files,' the Tom Hanks film 'A League of Their Own' comes to Blu-ray, and more top picks.

Presidential debate: 7 defining moments in history (+video)

From Ronald Reagan’s one-liner, “There you go again,” to Al Gore’s heavy sighs and eye rolls, zingers and mannerisms can define a presidential debate even more than the candidates’ positions on critical issues. Here is a look back at seven defining debate moments.

First debate jitters? Obama, Romney camps maneuver for advantage (+video)

As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney rehearse for their first big debate Wednesday, both sides are playing the expectations game. Given recent polls, there’s more pressure on Romney to perform.

Ann Romney speech: Did she help women voters warm to Mitt? (+video)

Ann Romney, speaking at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday night, made one of the campaign's strongest pitches yet to women voters, a demographic with whom it is badly trailing.

Decoder Wire Should Chris Matthews be fired for 'race card' rant at RNC chief? (+video)

MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews unleashed a rant at Republican National Committee Chief Reince Priebus Monday, leading to calls among some conservatives that he be fired. 

Culture Cafe 'Follow the Leader' documentary features 16-year-olds dreaming of the presidency

'Follow the Leader' director Jonathan Goodman Levitt discusses capturing the story of three teenagers who strive to hold the highest office in the land.

Vox News Keith Olbermann: the cautionary tale of why he was fired, again

Keith Olbermann has added yet another acrimonious exit to his résumé. He tells David Letterman: 'You're always telling me how big my head is.' Media experts agree his problems are self-made. 

7 gifts for history and geography fans

Stumped as to what to buy for that nephew who can name every president or the uncle with maps all over the house? Here are some of the best of the season's new geography and history books, from a history of both Bush presidencies to the latest edition of the magnificent Oxford world atlas.

Bestselling books the week of 12/1/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Leadership: The myth of the maverick

Does our love affair with mavericks – from Ronald Reagan to Steve Jobs – make sense?

Katie Couric and 'CBS Evening News.' Is it time for them to part ways?

Katie Couric may be leaving when her contract is up in June. Ratings for 'CBS Evening News' are down, but not everyone says it's her fault. Where would she go next? And who would take over?

Did final Meg Whitman-Jerry Brown debate change anything?

Tuesday's California gubernatorial debate between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown was the last before the election, making it crucial for both candidates.

Meg Whitman vs. Jerry Brown: Can Tom Brokaw steer them toward substance?

Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, candidates for California governor, will debate for the final time Tuesday, with Tom Brokaw moderating. The candidates have spent a lot of time dwelling on scandal recently.

Scout, Atticus & Boo

A 50th-anniversary celebration of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – America’s ‘national novel.’

Daring Young Men

Richard Reeves chronicles the courage and resolve that drove the Berlin Airlift.

Oprah's rise, and the fall of network news

In their hunt for ratings and revenue, TV news executives have replaced trusted journalists with sparkling personalities and incendiary demagogues.

Sunday morning show lineup

Obama's call to arts

The president-elect's proposed Artists Corps is one plank in his push to revitalize the arts in education.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about how unions would affect the TSA, whether or not Congress should raise the federal gas tax, and Zimbabwe's political power standoff.