Russert's Book Factory
On Wednesday’s “The Daily Show”, Jon Stewart asked Tim Russert if he’s simply turning into a best-selling book machine. Russert’s latest book, “Wisdom of our Fathers” is a collection of letters he received in response to his last book, “Big Russ and Me.”
Russert: What I found was I got 60,000 letters and emails from all across the country…none of them talked about an expensive vacation nor a material gift. It was all “was my dad as there when I needed him?” or with the right touch or the right support, he sacrificed…
Stewart: And your assistants had to read all of these? (LAUGHTER)
Russert: I read them all…took me a year and a half…
Stewart: So this is basically those letters.
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