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Tim Russert
Feature Anthology Tim Russert's Wisdom of Our Fathers
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What does it
really mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has
stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story,
or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory
that makes you smile when you least expect it? After the publication of Tim Russert’s number one New York Times bestseller about his father, Big Russ & Me, he received an avalanche of letters from daughters and sons who wanted to tell him about their own fathers, most of whom were not superdads or heroes but ordinary men who were remembered and cherished for some of their best moments–of advice, tenderness, strength, honor, discipline, and occasional eccentricity. Most of these daughters and sons were eager to express the gratitude they had carried with them through the years. Others wanted to share lessons and memories and, most important, pass them down to their own children. This book is for all fathers, young or old, who can learn from the men in these pages how to get it right, and to understand that sometimes it is the little gestures that can make the big difference for your child. For some in this book, the appreciation came later than they would have liked. But as Wisdom of Our Fathers reminds us, it is never too late to embrace it. From the father who coached his daughter in sports (and life), attending every meet, game, performance, and tournament, to the daughter who, after a fifteen-year estrangement, learned to make peace with her difficult father just before he died, to the son who came, at last, to appreciate the silent way his father could show affection, Wisdom of Our Fathers shares rewarding lessons, immeasurable gifts, and lasting values. Heartfelt, humorous, engaging, irresistibly readable, and bound to bring back memories of unforgettable moments with our own fathers, Tim Russert’s new book is not only a fitting companion to his own marvelous memoir, but also a celebration of the positive qualities passed down from generation to generation. |
| Veteran newsman and Meet the
Press moderator Tim Russert is known for his direct and unpretentious
style and in this charming memoir he explains why. Russert's father is
profiled as a plainspoken World War II veteran who worked two blue-collar
jobs while raising four kids in South Buffalo but the elder Russert's
lessons on how to live an honest, disciplined, and ethical life are shown to
be universal. Big Russ and Me, a sort of Greatest Generation
meets Tuesdays with Morrie, could easily have become a sentimental
pile of mush with a son wistfully recalling the wisdom of his beloved dad.
But both Russerts are far too down-to-earth to let that happen and the
emotional content of the book is made more direct, accessible, and palatable
because of it. The relationship between father and son, contrary to what one
would think of as essential to a riveting memoir, seems completely healthy
and positive as Tim, the academically gifted kid and later the esteemed TV
star and political operative relies on his old man, a career sanitation
worker and newspaper truck driver, for advice. Big Russ and Me also
traces Russert's life from working-class kid to one of broadcast
journalism's top interviewers by introducing various influential figures who
guided him along the way, including Jesuit teachers, nuns, his dad's
drinking buddies, and, most notably, the late New York Senator Daniel
Patrick Moynihan, whom Russert helped get elected in 1976. Plenty of
entertaining anecdotes are served up along the way from schoolyard pranks to
an attempt to book Pope John Paul II on the Today Show. Though not likely to
revolutionize modern thought, Big Russ and Me will provide fathers
and sons a chance to reflect on lessons learned between generations.
--Charlie Williams |
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