Andrea Mitchell Quotes

All they expected me to do was rip and read the wire 'leads,' without doing any original reporting. It was pretty basic, but gave me a taste of how to combine my love of politics and broadcasting.
Andrea Mitchell

Love, Politics, Pretty

As kids, we traded 'I like Ike' and 'All the way with Adlai' buttons in elementary school.
Andrea Mitchell

School, Kids, Elementary

Finally, I told them I'd drop out of the management program if they'd give me an entry-level job in the newsroom for union wages, about fifty dollars a week.
Andrea Mitchell

Job, Give, Union

It was a presidential election year, and as a member of a consortium of Ivy League radio stations, we participated in 'network' coverage of election night.
Andrea Mitchell

Night, Year, Election

Once again, no one in charge had given any thought to the possibility that a woman would be involved.
Andrea Mitchell

Woman, Thought, Again

Philadelphia reflected the national turmoil over race and the Vietnam War, often exploding on my watch.
Andrea Mitchell

War, Often, Race

Someday perhaps I'll have to get a grownup job... but for now I'm having too much fun being a reporter.
Andrea Mitchell

Fun, Job, Perhaps

They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter.
Andrea Mitchell

Morning, Thought, Perfect

When I entered college, it was to study liberal arts. At the University of Pennsylvania, I studied English literature, but I fell in love with broadcasting, with telling stories about other people's exploits.
Andrea Mitchell

Love, Study, College

When it came to political power, blacks need not apply. Add to this steaming stew the growing tensions over the Vietnam War and the movement for civil rights, and you had plenty of elements to fire the imagination of a novice journalist.
Andrea Mitchell

Power, War, Political

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Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: October 30, 1946

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