Besides, my mother had read to me all the time when I was young, and then when I was older she'd made me read all the important books and give detailed reports about why the books were so awfully important, and so I figured, at least, that I had the proper training and background to succeed.

NPR: Chapter 1

Mr. PHILLIPS: I was the lead reporter with my colleague Scot Lehigh in 1994 when this young man - we were all young men then - appeared to run against Ted Kennedy.

NPR: Romney Finds No Place Like Home