Who are some of the women reporters you admire most?
Betty Wilson was one of the first reporters to cover the Capitol. I grew up with her because I grew up in the press corps, chasing my dad and all his colleagues around. Betty would tell stories about politicians who would refuse to acknowledge her presence, would constantly comment on her wardrobe and say things like, “I only talk to people who wear pants.”
Is there a comment or reaction to the documentary that has touched you the most?
I would say the one I got from Bill Hillsman, the creator of those [Ventura campaign] commercials. [He said], “You got it right, you're creating the record, and history is going to be correct on this one because this will be the ultimate kind of historic marker for what his time in office really was.”
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