Slattery's People (1964–1965)
Lead the Way to Good Political Drama on TV
21 October 2005
I, too, remember this excellent program, when I, too, was in high school. It paved the way for other political drama on television, most notably the excellent but short-lived The Senator with Hal Holbrook in the lead the role and then fast forward to Aaron Sorkin and The West Wing. I also recall that, for some reason, I found myself talking with Mr. Moser on the phone, and surprised that I had reached him. What I don't recall is for what purpose I called him - except that I have, from time to time over the years, reached out and called somebody "famous" just to say hello. I was probably asking him for a job.

Boy, I really don't understand this 10-line minimum. Anyhow - I once went to work for a pot-boiling radio station in the San Gabriel Valley, in hopes of getting on the air. It was run out of a house on a large field, and I was once asked to clear the path to the towers with a lawnmower. I was also asked to type and re- type letters. Neither task was particularly satisfying, of course, and I never once got anything close to any real radio experience. I remember the news guy doing a rip-and-read and then sitting on the back steps of the house, listening to a tape of himself and smoking a cigarette. That was one dead-end job.
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