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Born to children's book author Eleanor Clymer (née Lowenton) and Kinsey Clymer, Clymer attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1958. Clymer's journalism career began when he was in high school; he wrote for the school newspaper and collected sports scores for The New York Times. He did post-graduate work at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 1960, he joined The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, a job which he followed up with work at The Baltimore Sun and the New York Daily News. Eleanor Clymer was a writer of childrens books, best know for The Trolley Car Family (1947). ... Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The University of Cape Town, abbreviated as UCT, is a public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devils Peak, in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. ... The Virginian-Pilot is a daily newspaper, serving the area around Norfolk, Virginia. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... The Sun is the newspaper of record for Baltimore, Maryland, with a daily press run of 247,193 copies and a Sunday run of 418,670 copies (9/30/05 Audit Bureau of Circulations report). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

He was with The New York Times from 1977 until July, 2003, and served as its national political correspondent for the 1980 presidential election, polling editor from 1983 to 1990, political editor for George H. W. Bush's presidential campaign in 1988, and chief Washington correspondent from 1999 through 2004. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Clymer covered the 2000 presidential campaign for the Times and wrote several articles that were considered unfavorable by the Bush campaign. This article is about the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, now the incumbent President of the United States, winner of the 2000 presidential election and re-elected in the 2004 election. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Though successful and well regarded in his field, Clymer worked in relative obscurity until September 4, 2000, when Bush and running mate Dick Cheney appeared at a campaign event at Naperville, Illinois. While on stage prior to the event, Bush said to Cheney, "There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York Times." Cheney responded, "Oh yeah, he is, big time." Though the remarks were meant only as private statements, they were picked up by a live microphone, causing a minor campaign controversy. In response, Bush later publicly stated "I regret that a private comment I made to the vice-presidential candidate made it onto the public airwaves. I regret everybody heard what I said." is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

While he never apologized for the incident, Bush made an attempt to smooth it over, making light of it at the next White House Correspondents' Dinner by referring to Adam Clymer as a "major league ass...et."^[1] For his part, Clymer noted that Bush sent him a nice letter of condolences when his mother died in 2001.^[2]

In 2004, Clymer became a visiting scholar at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as Political Director for the National Annenberg Election Survey. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ...

In 1981, Clymer co-authored Reagan: The Man, the President with fellow New York Times journalists Hedrick Smith, Leonard Silk, Robert Lindsey, and Richard Burt. In 1999, he wrote Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ...

Clymer has been married since the early 1960's to his wife, Ann. They had one daughter, Jane Emily Clymer, who was killed at the age of 18 by a drunken driver in September, 1985. The Clymers established a memorial scholarship at the University of Vermont in her name.^[3] Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... UVM redirects here. ...

Awards

• Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress, 1993
• The Washington Monthly's Monthly Journalism Award, 2003, for his January 3, 2003 Times article, Government Openness at Issue as Bush Holds On to Records
• Carey McWilliams Award honoring a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics, American Political Science Association, 2003

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Books

• Smith, Hendrick, et.al. (1981). Reagan: The Man, the President. Pergamon Pr. ISBN 0-08-027916-3.
• Clymer, Adam (1986). NEW YORK TIMES IN REVIEW 1987. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-8129-1632-8.
• Clymer, Adam (2000). Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography. Perennial (HarperCollins). ISBN 0-06-095787-5.
• Clymer, Adam (2003). Journalism, security and the public interest: Best practices for reporting in unpredictable times. Aspen Institute, Communications and Society Program. ISBN 0-89843-387-8.

External links

• Biography from the University of Vermont, on the occasion of his commencement address and honorary degree in 2005
• Interview with Adam Clymer about the notorious "asshole" comment with CNN's Reliable Sources, September 9, 2000
• A "major league asshole", Salon.com, 4 September 2000
• Cartoon on Bush's obscenity, 3 September 2000
• Opinion piece in National Review by Tim Graham, 5 September 2000
• Better Campaign Reporting: A View From the Major Leagues, Clymer's address in 2002 at Wesleyan University
• National Annenberg Election Survey

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References

1. ^ Mikkelson, Barbara (2004-04-27). Major League Remark. Politics: George W. Bush. Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retrieved on 2006-07-19.
2. ^ Bouchard, Sarah. "Adam Clymer: Reporter waxes nostalgic", The Hill, 2005-02-17. Retrieved on 2007-01-09. 
3. ^ University of Vermont (1992-05-21). Clymers Settle Lawsuit to Reduce Drunk Driving and Boost UVM Jane Emily Memorial Scholarship. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-09.