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Democratic Insider Ted Van Dyk
ResumeWe need the long view. Ted Van Dyk's got it. He strolled with Truman. Tripped through the Oval Office with JFK. Worked as political adivisor to Humphrey, McGovern, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Mondale, Hart and Paul Tsongas. That's perspective.
This hour, On Point: Sorting out the heroes, hacks and fools of presidential politics with long view advisor Ted Van Dyk.Guests:
Ted Van Dyk, former political advisor to Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, Jimmy Carter, and Paul Tsongas, and author of "Heroes, Hacks and Fools: Memoirs From the Political Inside"
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly
This program aired on March 11, 2008.