Robert Draper

Robert Draper
Robert Draper in 2007
Born (1959-11-15) November 15, 1959
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Genre Non-fiction
Notable works Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush;
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives
Spouse Kirsten Powers (engaged, 2016)

Robert Draper (born November 15, 1959)[1] is an American journalist, and author of, most recently, Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives.[2] He is a correspondent for GQ and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine. Previously, he worked for Texas Monthly.

Background and education

Draper attended Westchester High School in Houston, Texas. He is the grandson of Leon Jaworski, who served as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. Draper was active in high school debate. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in the Plan II Honors program and wrote for the university newspaper The Daily Texan.

Journalism career

After graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Draper wrote for the Austin Chronicle.

In 1991, Draper joined the staff of the Texas Monthly[3] He later became a contributing writer to National Geographic, GQ and The New York Times Magazine.

Books

Draper is the author of Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush, a chronicle of the Bush administration from 2001 to 2007. The New York Times reviewed the book, writing that it gives "the reader an intimate sense of the president’s personality and how it informs his decision making."[4] He has also written Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History, and a novel, Hadrian's Walls, published in 1999, which The New York Times called "deft and occasionally ingenious."[5]

In April 2012, Draper published Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives, which the Huffington Post described as "much-discussed and heavily-reported."[6] Writing in the Wall Street Journal, ABC News senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl called the book "a refreshingly balanced account that captures the drama of one of Congress's most combative and maddeningly frustrating years in memory."[7]

Personal life

On November 16, 2016, fellow journalist Kirsten Powers announced her engagement to Draper.[8][9]

Bibliography

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Books

  • Draper, Robert (1990). Rolling stone magazine : the uncensored history. New York: Doubleday.
  • Hadrian's walls, Knopf, 1999, ISBN 9780375403699
  • Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush. Free Press. 25 March 2008. ISBN 978-0-7432-7729-7.
  • Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives. Free Press. 24 April 2012. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-1-4516-4208-7.
  • When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History. Simon & Schuster. 21 May 2013. ISBN 978-1-4516-4209-4.

Essays and reporting

  • Draper, Robert (March 21, 2016). "The go-between : the Mexican actress who dazzled El Chapo". A Reporter at Large. The New Yorker. 92 (6): 66–75. Kate del Castillo.

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Draper - Watch Robert Draper Videos and Clips | VideoSurf Video Search". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "PBS "Washington Week"".
  3. ↑ Clay Smith, "Writer-at-Large," The Austin Chronicle, May 14, 1999.
  4. ↑ Kakutani, Michiko (September 5, 2007). "Bush Profiled: Big Ideas, Tiny Details". New York Times.
  5. ↑ Sara Mosle, "Local Justice," The New York Times book Review, June 13, 1999.
  6. ↑ Stein, Sam (25 April 2012). "Robert Draper Book: GOP's Anti-Obama Campaign Started Night Of Inauguration". Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via Huff Post.
  7. ↑ Karl, Jonathan (23 April 2012). "Partisan, and Proud of It". Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via www.wsj.com.
  8. ↑ "Kirsten Powers on Instagram: "@draperrobert decided to #putaringonit ... so I get to marry my best friend and love of my life."". Instagram. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Kirsten Powers [@KirstenPowers] (17 November 2016). ".draperrobert decided to #putaringonit ... so I get to marry my best friend and love of my life.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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