Everywhere I go - from Main Street to Wall Street - people ask, 'What's happened to our political system? Why can't Washington folks work together?' Tom Brokaw folkhappenmain Change image and share on social
Sometime in the early Seventies, gender-free toys were briefly a popular idea. So at Christmas on the California beach in 1972, we downplayed the dolls with frilly dresses and loaded up Santa's sack with toy trucks and earth movers for our three daughters. Tom Brokaw beachbrieflycalifornia share on social
In retrospect, the political and cultural climate in the early '60s seems both a time of innocence and also like a sultry, still summer day in the Midwest: an unsettling calm before a ferocious storm over Vietnam, which was not yet an American war. Tom Brokaw 60samericancalm share on social
While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships. Tom Brokaw americaattendancechange Change image and share on social
During World War II, law-abiding Japanese-American citizens were herded into remote internment camps, losing their jobs, businesses and social standing, while an all-Japanese-American division fought heroically in Europe. Tom Brokaw abideamericanbusiness share on social
One of the advantages of being a national journalist of some recognition is that you come across high-profile people, and many become your friends. Tom Brokaw advantagefriendhigh Change image and share on social
Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high. Tom Brokaw highjuniorlife Change image and share on social
I'm a guy who's had great good fortune in his life. And everything has kind of gone in my direction. Tom Brokaw directionfortunegood Change image and share on social
I started writing a journal, and I was learning so much along the way. How to deal with your family, how to deal with your friends. Tom Brokaw dealfamilyfriend Change image and share on social
My mother, who graduated from high school at sixteen, had no hope of affording college, so she went to work in the local post office for a dollar a day. She was doing better than her father, who earned ten cents an hour working at a nearby grain elevator. Tom Brokaw affordcentcollege share on social
