Depictions in Popular Culture
Broder was called "relentlessly centrist" by The New Yorker's political commentator Hendrik Hertzberg. Frank Rich of The New York Times often described Broder as the nation's "bloviator-in-chief".
He earned a mention in two books chronicling the media’s coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign between Richard Nixon and George McGovern, including Timothy Crouse’s The Boys on the Bus and Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72.
Broder’s work was also cited in two autobiographies by key figures in the history of The Washington Post: Personal History by Post publisher Katharine Graham in 1997 and A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures by Post executive editor Ben Bradlee in 1995. More recently, Broder was included in former Post columnist Dave Kindred’s 2010 book on the paper's struggles in the changing media landscape: Morning Miracle: A Great Newspaper Fights for Its Life. Broder is also mentioned in Bill Clinton’s biography First In His Class by David Maraniss.
Broder earned a place in a work of fiction, meriting a mention by a White House senior staffer to fictional U.S. President Jed Bartlet (portrayed by actor Martin Sheen) on the NBC-TV series The West Wing.
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