Robert Draper
Robert Draper (born November 15, 1957) is a freelance writer, a correspondent for GQ and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine. Previously, he worked for Texas Monthly, where he first became acquainted with the Bush political family. He is the author of Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush, a chronicle of the Bush administration from 2001 to 2007. He has also written Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History, and a novel, Hadrian's Walls. He lives in Washington, D.C. He wrote an article on the Kushite pharaohs of Egypt for the February 2008 issue of National Geographic.
He was featured as a guest on the Daily Show on September 12, 2007, to discuss his book, Dead Certain.
He is the grandson of Leon Jaworski, prosecutor during the Watergate scandal, segregation trials, and Nazi war crimes, which is said to have influenced Draper's writing about the use and abuse of power.
During his early career, he wrote for The Daily Texan, the University of Texas at Austin newspaper, and later for the Austin Chronicle.
He is known for his brash and self-confident personality. One of his editors toasted him, saying, "Robert is a wonderful writer and a great person and an incredibly smart guy: Just ask him."[attribution needed]
Robert Draper attended Westchester High School in Houston, Texas. He was active in high school debate.
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- "Author Had Rare Access to Bush for 'Dead Certain' ". NPR Sep. 4, 2007.
- "An article about Robert Draper in the Austin Chronicle: Writer at Large" May 14, 1999
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