Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is the author of five national bestsellers, including The Best of Times, a New York Times Notable Book. After serving three years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he earned a master's degree in American history from the University of Wisconsin. As a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Washington Post and a commentator for The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the Today Show, he has covered events at home and abroad and the activities of every president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
Test Prep Network's Scott Mercer interviewed Professor Johnson regarding his book The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism .
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