Called by New York magazine "probably the most respected and influential political journalist in the country," David Broder's perspective on national affairs has been sought out by everyone from political candidates to world leaders. His perspectives touch on trends and events in today's America; he gives insight into issues that affect each of us every day.

David Broder is the national political correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post. Broder joined the Post staff in 1966, and was named an associate editor in 1975.

Broder began his career in journalism as a reporter on The Daily Pentagraph in Bloomington, Illinois, where he worked from l953 to 1955. He then covered national politics for Congressional Quarterly from 1955 to 1960, for The Washington Star from 1960 to 1965, and for The New York Times from 1965 to 1966.

Broder's twice weekly syndicated column appears in more than 300 newspapers across America and abroad. In 1973, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary.

Broder is the author of Behind The Front Page: A Candid Look At How The News Is Made, published by Simon and Schuster in 1987, Changing of the Guard: Power and Leadership in America, also published by Simon and Schuster in 1980, The Party's Over: The Failure of Politics in America, published by Harper and Row in 1972, and is coauthor with Stephen Hess of The Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of the G.O.P., published by Harper and Row in 1967.

Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Broder received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Chicago. He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Fellow of the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs at Duke University.