In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see… - James Reston

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In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.

James Reston

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James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 – December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty", was a prominent American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. Associated for many years with The New York Times, he became perhaps the most powerful, influential, and widely-read journalist of his era.

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Alternative Names: James Barrett Reston • James B. Reston

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In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out. - James Reston

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