David Brinkley (1920–2003)

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6. Tom Brokaw

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7. Barbara W. Tuchman

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8. David Halberstam

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9. William Manchester

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10. David McCullough

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11. Merle Miller

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12. Neil Sheehan

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13. Studs Terkel

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14. Walter Cronkite

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15. Doris Kearns Goodwin

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16. Tip O'Neill

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17. Margaret Leech

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18. Russell Baker

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19. James MacGregor Burns

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20. Gordon W. Prange

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