David Brinkley

Social : None | End a program of study 1938 (Dropped out of school) | Work : None | New Career 1943 (Interviewed CBS, started with NBC) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1946 (Ann Fischer, 22 years) | Work : None | New Job 1952 (Started covering Presidential conventions) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1956 (Huntley Brinkley Report) | Relationship : None | Divorce dates 1968 (From Ann) | Work : None | End Major Project 1970 (Huntley Brinkley Report) | Work : None | New Job 1970 (NBC Nightly News) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1972 (Second marriage, Susan Benfer) | : None | Death of Significant person 1974 (Friend and partner Chet Huntley) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1981 (Show "This Week with David Brinkley") | Work : None | Fired/Laid off/Quit 1981 (Left NBC, went to CBS) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1988 (First book released) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1996 (Second book released) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1997 (Autobiography, third book) | Work : None | Retired 28 September 1997 (Retired from broadcast journalism) | Traits : Personality | Humorous, Witty | Family : Childhood | Order of birth (Fifth of five) | Family : Childhood | Sibling circumstances (Siblings 20 years older) | Family : Relationship | Marriage more than 15 Yrs (First marriage 22 years) | Family : Relationship | Mate - Age difference more than 15 yrs (Second wife 23 yrs. younger) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Two) | Family : Parenting | Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids (One step daughter) | Family : Parenting | Kids more than 3 (Four kids, one adopted) | Lifestyle : Work | Same Job more than 10 yrs (Huntley Brinkley Report) | Lifestyle : Financial | Gain - Financial success in field | Vocation : Entertainment | News journalist/ Anchor (Huntley Brinkley Report, Nightly News) | Vocation : Military | Military service (Army) | Vocation : Writers | Autobiographer | Vocation : Writers | Fiction | Notable : None | For Public poise | Notable : Famous | Top 5% of Profession