In 2004, Clymer became a visiting scholar at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as Political Director for the National Annenberg Election Survey. In 1981, Clymer co-authored Reagan: The Man, the President with fellow New York Times journalists Hedrick Smith, Leonard Silk, Robert Lindsey, and Richard Burt. While he never apologized for the comment itself, Bush made an attempt to smooth it over, making light of it at the next Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner by referring to Adam Clymer as a 'major-league ass.et.' For his part, Clymer noted that Bush sent him a nice letter of condolences when his mother died in 2001.

I regret everybody heard what I said,' but declined to retract the comment itself. Bush subsequently remarked, 'I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways. While on stage before the event, Bush said to Cheney, 'There's Adam Clymer, major-league asshole from the New York Times.' Cheney responded, 'Oh yeah, he is, big time.' The remarks were picked up by a live microphone, causing a minor campaign controversy. Ĭlymer may be best known for an incident on September 4, 2000, when Bush and running mate Dick Cheney appeared at a campaign event in Naperville, Illinois. Clymer wrote an analysis of Cheney's tax returns, including his conclusion that he only gave 1% of his $20 million earnings to charity. Ĭlymer covered the 2000 presidential campaign for the Times and wrote at least one article that was considered unfavorable by the campaign of George W. Bush's presidential campaign in 1988, and chief Washington correspondent from 1999 through 2003. He worked as political editor for George H. As polling editor, Clymer collaborated with CBS News.

Clymer worked for The New York Times from 1977 until July 2003, and served as its national political correspondent for the 1980 presidential election, and polling editor from 1983 to 1990. Career Ĭlymer worked for the New York Daily News for a short period. He was a prolific political correspondent for The New York Times. Adam Clymer (Ap– September 10, 2018) was an American journalist.

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