David Halberstam
From the Great Halberstam, Korea as Prequel
Before he died, Halberstam said his upcoming book on the Korean War would be his best. It’s not—The Best and the Brightest still is—but it is an important book, compelling in David’s wordy, authoritative way. read more »
The Last Hosannas For Halberstam
Talese, Sheehan, Bradlee pack Riverside Church to share memories, fish stories. read more »
David Halberstam: The Reporter Who Roared
Dominant, instinctual, physical—adversarial and intensely loyal—the New Journalist who reported the living daylights out of Vietnam, basketball, life. read more »
David Halberstam, 73, Dies in Car Accident
The San Mateo County coroner's office has confirmed to The Observer the death of David Halberstam, the journalist and author, in a car crash this morning in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Earlier reports, including one from the Associated Press, described the accident as a collision. Mr. Halberstam's car, which was being driven by a student at the University of California at Berkley's Graduate School of Journalism, was broadsided by another. The student was hospitalized, but identified Halberstam.
Halberstam had been a speaker on Saturday at the school. read more »
David Halberstam, 73, Dies in Car Accident
David Halberstam works at his office in New York City on May 14, 1993. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
One-on-One With an Icon: David Halberstam Hits the Rim
Betty Friedan Saves the Day After Halberstam's Keening
