author
Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert
1871–1933
A sharp-eyed Washington journalist, he turned political reporting into vivid character sketches that still feel lively a century later. His best-known books look behind the scenes of power with wit, confidence, and a reporter’s instinct for detail.
2 Audiobooks
The Mirrors of Washington
by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert, John Kirby
Behind the Mirrors: The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington
by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert
About the author
Clinton W. Gilbert was an American journalist and political writer born in Suffolk County, New York, in 1871. Sources identify him as an alumnus of the University of Rochester, and he became known as a Washington correspondent during the early twentieth century.
He is best remembered for The Mirrors of Washington (1921) and Behind the Mirrors (1922), books that turned national politics into brisk, personality-driven portraits. Contemporary and later references describe him as a Washington correspondent for the New York Evening Post, and later as a chief Washington correspondent connected with the Philadelphia Public Ledger as well.
Gilbert died in Washington, D.C., in 1933. Even now, his work stands out for its insider view of political life and its lively, opinionated style.