DATE:      03/24/04
CONTACT:   Donna Arterburn, (864) 656-0605
WRITER:    Susan Bedingfield, (864) 656-3876

Calhoun Lecture Series brings 
Walter Mears to Clemson

     CLEMSON -- Clemson University presents Associated Press legend 
Walter Mears at Tillman Hall Auditorium on Wednesday April 7 at 7:30 
p.m. 
     He will speak on "Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning."  The 
lecture is free and open to the public.
	A reporter for the Associated Press from 1960 to 2001, Mears 
observed, processed and wrote critical political coverage that appeared 
in every American daily newspaper. 
	He received the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1977 
for his coverage of the 1976 presidential campaign and election. 
	In his book "Deadlines Past," Mears focuses on the 11 campaigns 
he covered, how they changed the way American presidents are nominated 
and elected and how the media told the tale along the way. 
	After the program, Mears will sign copies of his book, "In 
Deadlines Past: Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning: A Reporters 
Story." 
	Clemson University Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and 
Public Affairs and Clemson University Calhoun Honors College sponsor 
the Calhoun Lecture Series. The Clemson University Bookstore hosts the 
book signing. 
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