RIP: David Broder

[JPhillips]

Post political columnist David Broder dies
By Adam Bernstein

David S. Broder, 81, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and one of the most respected writers on national politics for four decades, died Wednesday in Arlington of complications from diabetes.

Mr. Broder was often called the dean of the Washington press corps — a nickname he earned in his late 30s in part for the clarity of his political analysis and the influence he wielded as a perceptive thinker on political trends in his books, articles and television appearances.

In 1973, Mr. Broder and The Post each won Pulitzers for coverage of the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation. Mr. Broder’s citation was for explaining the importance of the Watergate fallout in a clear but compelling way.

Can't say we hardly knew him as he's been writing for the Washington Post for decades. My one brush with him was at Arena Stage in DC when we sat next to each other. He wore Nike logo black socks that fell down around his ankles and exposed unusually smooth legs.