David Maraniss ( ; born 1949) is an American journalist and author, currently serving as an associate editor for ''

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''.

Career

''The Washington Post'' assigned Maraniss the job of biographer for their coverage of 2008 presidential candidate

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. In 2014, Maraniss was quoted in the "Mystery Document" segment of the educational Youtube video, "Crash Course: US History #44; George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War"

Personal life

Maraniss and wife Linda live in Washington, D.C. and

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. His son, Andrew Maraniss is also an author and has been on the ''New York Times'' best-seller list in 2015.

Books

Maraniss has written or co-authored numerous books, most of which are

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of politicians or athletes, and all of which were published by

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References

External links

Official website
* 1949 births American male journalists American sportswriters American non-fiction writers Living people Writers from Madison, Wisconsin Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting winners The Washington Post people 20th-century American journalists {{US-journalist-1940s-stub