Recent and archived work by David Stout for The New York Times
He was prolific and acclaimed, producing novels, journalism, essays, criticism, screenplays and, in a memoir, an account of his path from faith to atheism and back again.
By David Stout
Under various pseudonyms, he wrote adventure novels that sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.
By David Stout
She was the first Black person to represent Florida in the House since Reconstruction, and in five terms she fought for programs to create jobs.
By David Stout
He rose to leadership in the longshoremen’s union as a polished reformer, but the U.S. called him a Mafia boss, and he served prison time in a racketeering case.
By David Stout
His books on Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton and others could be as unsparing as his syndicated column. He was also a familiar face on PBS public-affairs programs.
By David Stout
After covering the Vietnam War and Washington, Mr. Just turned to writing novels that probed American society.
By David Stout
A son of sharecroppers, he fought tirelessly for his hometown, Baltimore, and became a key figure in the impeachment investigation of President Trump.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and David Stout
Sought out by the White House and the State Department, she stressed the importance of ethics in policymaking and of heeding one’s conscience.
By David Stout
The author of an acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt inserted himself as a fictional narrator in his book on Reagan, a device that some critics scorned.
By David Stout
Ms. Tauscher had a career on Wall Street before being elected to the House as a Democrat. She later helped negotiate a nuclear arms treaty.
By David Stout