Career
She began her writing career for The New York Times, where she worked as a staff reporter from 1968 to 1973. After leaving the Times, she continued to work as a freelance journalist for that publication and others, notably covering the Patty Hearst/Symbionese Liberation Army case from 1974–1976 and the Peoples Temple case in 1978. She was also one of the few people to interview reclusive author J. D. Salinger, in 1974.
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Famous quotes containing the word career:
“My ambition in life: to become successful enough to resume my career as a neurasthenic.”
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