City room

"Gelb gives an insider's take on the great events of the past fifty years -- what he calls "the happiest days of my life.""
"The veteran journalist discusses his life and career at the New York Times, sharing recollections of memorable events and personalities, and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the news industry."@en
"The veteran journalist discusses his life and career at the New York Times, sharing recollections of memorable events and personalities, and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the news industry."
"A New York Times Notable Book Arthur Gelb was hired by The New York Times in 1944 as a night copyboy'the paper's lowliest position. Forty-five years later, he retired as its managing editor. Along the way, he exposed crooked cops and politicians, mentored a generation of our most-talented journalists, was the first to praise the as-yet-undiscovered Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand, and brought Joe Papp instant recognition. From D-Day to the liberation of the concentration camps, from the agony of Vietnam to the resignation of a President, from the fall of Joe McCarthy to the rise of the 'Woodstock Nation,' Gelb gives an insider's take on the great events of this nation's history'what he calls 'the happiest days of my life.'"@en