Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 05, 1979
August 04, 1979
August 06, 1979
Transcript:
Rick: This can't go on... time to bail out! Hello, David? David Halberstam: Good morning fellow traveler! I was just on my way over! Rick: Uh.. actually, David, that's why I called. I don't think I'll be able to continue the interviews... Halberstam: What? Rick: I'm just not your man, David. I'm not the heroically brilliant or ungodly talented reporter that so obsesses you... Rick: I'm a journeyman, David, a grunt. My stories are bigger than I am. And that's the way it should be. It's the only way I can do my job. Do you understand, David? David? Halberstam: Your honesty is awesome, staggering, Richard. Rick: Rick. Everybody calls me Rick.
