Nixon again demonstrated competence and restraint, winning praise even from such liberals as Lippmann and James Reston.

NEWYORKER: Wag the Dog

James Reston Jr rides with them in the late 12th-century third crusade.

ECONOMIST: The medieval crusades

Eisenhower was no isolationist James Reston noted in the New York Times that in his first inaugural, 41 of the 48 paragraphs were devoted to foreign affairs.

WSJ: Would Ike Have Gone to Libya?

Say what you will about the grayer days of the Times in mid-century, but it was always hard to imagine James Reston writing a book about a beloved household pet.

NEWYORKER: Changing Times