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Good Cop

By: Maureen Dowd
Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
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In the wake of the George Floyd murder and calls for defunding the police, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd reflects on our changing points of view on law enforcement through a personal prism - the life and times of her father. For four decades, Detective Sergeant Michael J. Dowd served on the Washington, DC, police force, guarding presidents and catching killers. Meanwhile, his daughter grew up as a child of the 1960s, embracing liberal politics and evolving into a journalist some presidents might have thought they needed to be guarded from. As a result, it took decades for Dowd to fully embrace her father’s bravery and make peace with the pride she felt in his work. She has done so with heartfelt eloquence in this deeply personal and profound look back at a man who represented the good that lives within us, even those who wear a gun and badge.

©2021 Maureen Dowd (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Biographies & Memoirs Heartfelt Women Funny

About the Creator

Maureen Dowd, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary and author of three New York Times bestsellers, became an Op-Ed columnist in 1995. In August 2014, she also became a writer for *The Times Magazinev. Born in Washington, Dowd began her journalism career in 1974 as an editorial assistant for The Washington Star, where she later became a sports columnist, metropolitan reporter and feature writer. In 1983, she joined The New York Times as a metropolitan correspondent and then moved to The Times’s Washington bureau in 1986 to cover politics. Dowd has covered nine presidential campaigns, served as The Times’s White House correspondent, and written "On Washington," a column for The Times Magazine. In the run-up to the 2004 presidential election, G. P. Putnam published her first book, Bushworld, which covered the presidency and personality of George W. Bush. After Bushworld quickly climbed the bestseller list, Dowd switched from presidential politics to sexual politics in another bestseller, Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide, released in 2005. In addition to The New York Times, Dowd has written for GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, Mademoiselle, Sports Illustrated, and others. Her column appears every Sunday.

Touching Memoir • Timely Tale • Great Narration • Heart Warming Story • Professional Storytelling • Interesting Account

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Should be required reading by all who pursue running for public office! and supervise lwa enforcement/public safety!

Great Book by a Great Lady. Should be read by all

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Interesting account of Maureen’s coming of age and her relationship with her police father in Washington DC. A quick listen.

Interesting.

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What could of have been a great tribute to her father became a tool to share personal politics.

Unfortunate

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I wasn't sure I'd like this piece even though I've enjoyed Maureen's writings for years. It didn't disappoint and it's a timely tale for all to read. Enjoy.

Tender and Terrific

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I love history. This brief story reveals that since the beginning of the last century there were people then, as now, who stood up for those society looked down upon. Some of the issues that I stand up for today appear to “not be new.” Thank you.

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