David Hoffman
David Hoffman
Prolific journalist and author of non-fiction who is best known for his book The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy. The book, published in 2010, earned him the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth5 June 1953
CityPalo Alto, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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I will investigate aggressively and creatively and will follow the evidence wherever it leads.
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Our timing was amazing. One of the first calls I got after the hurricane was from Conrad Schmidt, asking about them. Our windows, which faced north and south, came through intact.
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I may take that approach and call Mr. Gregory.
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Instead of sitting in his office, he wanted to walk, so we would walk outside the court. There would be lots of tourists outside waiting to get into the court, anxious to see the action, and we would walk right by, with them not recognizing him, ... That was very much the way the chief was -- very unassuming, very straightforward about the way he went about his work. He was a very genuine, Midwestern man.
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I don't read anything into it. They were out five hours. What does that mean? It means they haven't reached a verdict.
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He's got a master plan. People might not see it right now, but the guy knows what he's doing. There's absolutely no doubt about that.
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I'm disappointed. Quite frankly, I've known Sarah for a year now and it's gotten a little personal. ... She's a human I like and I see her quite differently from the general picture.
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I like the fact that it's a small school with very talented people and a lot of smart kids.
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The civil war began when Azerbaijan shut down the Armenian-language television station. It's the same thing that precipitated the siege of Sarajevo when (former President Slobodan) Milosevic turned around the television transmitters so people didn't have access to news -- not to mention radio's infamous role in fomenting violence in Rwanda. The longer I work on media issues, the clearer it is that the free flow of information is critical to avoiding war.
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The Empire State Building is making a concerted effort to reclaim some of its past glory.
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The mayor has asked only one thing of me -- to take all necessary steps to find wrong doing in city government and to expose it. If this requires big plans, I stand ready to put them in place.