Article: Events Leading Up to My Death: The Life of a Twentieth-Century Reporter.

As a journalist perhaps best-known for his commentaries, it should come as no surprise that a memoir by Howard K. Smith is more than a simple recitation of his resume. It is a history book of the major events from the rise of Hitler to the present. For Smith places much value on history: "My profession is called the first rough drafting of history. It can have a real utilitarian value. We have a better chance of avoiding error and doing something right if we know causes and effects of relevant past events. History may not tell us exactly what to do, but it is apt to widen and refine our options in ways not possible without some knowledge of what went before."

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