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
I believe you make your own luck. My motto is 'It's always a mistake not to go.' Tom Brokaw luckmakemistake 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
I was unknown because I came to Washington from the West. I started covering Watergate. Immodestly, I'd say I did it pretty well, in part because it was hard to go wrong. Tom Brokaw coverhardimmodestly Change image and share on social
I had always been interested in race and racial justice, but mostly it was with my nose pressed up against the glass, looking at the South from a long way away. Tom Brokaw glassinterestjustice Change image and share on social
The cancer is in remission, and I will shortly go on a drug maintenance regimen to keep it there. Tom Brokaw cancerdrugmaintenance Change image and share on social
I was on the board of the Mayo Clinic. I was diagnosed there, and I could pick up the phone and get a hold of whoever I wanted to. What I learned is that you really have to get proactive and manage your case. Tom Brokaw boardcaseclinic share on social
John F. Kennedy, the man I had thought would define the political ideal for the rest of my days, was suddenly gone in the senseless violence of a single moment. Tom Brokaw daydefineideal Change image and share on social
In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. Tom Brokaw 40thanniversaryday Change image and share on social
We can never completely fulfill the promise of this treasured republic if we are blinded by color. Tom Brokaw blindcolorcompletely Change image and share on social
