Jules Witcover
July 16, 1927 - August 16, 2025
General Information
Bio
Jules Witcover (1927-2025) Reporter, political columnist, author, journalist. Jules Witcover was born in Union City, New Jersey, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. He received a bachelor’s degree at Columbia College and a master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Full Name
Jules Joseph Witcover
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1927
Birth
Jules Joseph Witcover was born in Union City, New Jersey, on July 16, 1927.
1949
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Witcover received a bachelor’s degree at Columbia College in 1949.
1951
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Witcover received a master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1951.
1969
Literary Work
85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy
Putnam Publishing Group
0399102361 / 978-0399102363
Nonfiction.
Putnam Publishing Group
0399102361 / 978-0399102363
Nonfiction.
1977
Literary Work
Marathon: The Pursuit of the Presidency 1972-1976
Viking Press
0670454613 / 978-0670454617
Nonfiction.
Viking Press
0670454613 / 978-0670454617
Nonfiction.
1979
Literary Work
The Main Chance
Viking Adult
0670451126 / 978-0670451128
Novel.
Viking Adult
0670451126 / 978-0670451128
Novel.
1981
Literary Work
Blue Smoke & Mirrors: How Reagan Won and Why Carter Lost the Election of 1980
Viking Adult
0670513833 / 978-0670513833
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
Viking Adult
0670513833 / 978-0670513833
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
1985
Literary Work
Wake Us When It’s Over: Presidential Politics of 1984
Macmillan Publishing Company
9780026307109 / 978-0026307109
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
Macmillan Publishing Company
9780026307109 / 978-0026307109
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
1989
Literary Work
Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars? The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency 1988
Grand Central Publishing
0446514241 / 978-0446514248
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
Grand Central Publishing
0446514241 / 978-0446514248
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
1989
Literary Work
Sabotage at Black Tom: Imperial Germany’s Secret War in America, 1914-1917
Algonquin Books
0912697989 / 978-0912697987
Nonfiction.
Algonquin Books
0912697989 / 978-0912697987
Nonfiction.
1993
Literary Work
Mad as Hell: Revolt at the Ballot Box 1992
Grand Central Publishing
0446516503 / 978-0446516501
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
Grand Central Publishing
0446516503 / 978-0446516501
Nonfiction written with Jack W. Germond.
1999
Literary Work
No Way to Pick a President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections
Farrar Straus & Giroux
0374223033 / 978-0374223038
Nonfiction.
Farrar Straus & Giroux
0374223033 / 978-0374223038
Nonfiction.
2003
Literary Work
Party of the People: A History of the Democrats
Random House
0375507426 / 978-0375507427
Nonfiction.
Random House
0375507426 / 978-0375507427
Nonfiction.
2005
Literary Work
The Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch: Half a Century Pounding the Political Beat
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801882478 / 978-0801882470
Memoir.
Johns Hopkins University Press
0801882478 / 978-0801882470
Memoir.
2025
Death
Jules Witcover died at his home in Washington, District of Columbia, on August 16, 2025.
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