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== Early life == == Early life ==
Page, a native of ], is a 1973 graduate of ]'s ], where she was editor-in-chief of the '']'', and has a ] from ] where she was a ]. Page, a native of ], is a 1973 graduate of ]'s ], where she was editor-in-chief of the '']'', and has a ] from ], where she was a ].


As a child, Page had two passions: music and journalism. She began studying oboe in the third grade and played it in school orchestras throughout her public school education. She was also the editor-in-chief of her high school yearbook, ''The Hoofbeats'', and served as a reporter and editor for her high school newspaper, ''The Stampede.'' She considered attending music school, but ultimately decided to pursue journalism school at Northwestern University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usatodaysecure.com/vpresspass/article.cfm?id=A7688-0862|title=Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief|date=August 2004|website=USA Today Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204140553/http://www.usatodaysecure.com/vpresspass/article.cfm?id=A7688-0862|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-04|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> As a child, Page had two passions: music and journalism. She began studying oboe in the third grade and played it in the school orchestras throughout her public school education. She was also the editor-in-chief of her high school yearbook, ''The Hoofbeats'', and served as a reporter and editor for her high school newspaper, ''The Stampede''. She considered attending music school, but ultimately decided to pursue journalism at Northwestern University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usatodaysecure.com/vpresspass/article.cfm?id=A7688-0862|title=Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief|date=August 2004|website=USA Today Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204140553/http://www.usatodaysecure.com/vpresspass/article.cfm?id=A7688-0862|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-04|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Page has covered seven White House administrations and ten presidential elections, and interviewed nine presidents. She founded and hosts an award-winning video newsmaker series for ''USA Today'', "Capital Download." She appears frequently on cable news networks as an analyst and often guest-hosted ''],'' which was syndicated on ]. She was the first woman to serve as music chairman of the ] show and was the president of the club, the oldest association of journalists in Washington, in 2011. She was president of the ] in 2000. She also served as chairman of the ]s and has twice been a juror for the ]s. Page has covered<ref></ref> seven White House administrations and eleven presidential elections, and interviewed ten presidents. She founded and hosts a video newsmaker series for ''USA Today'', "Capital Download". She appears frequently on cable news networks as an analyst and often guest-hosted '']'', which was syndicated on ]. She was the first woman to serve as music chairman of the ] show and was also president of the club in 2011, the oldest association of journalists in Washington. She was president of the ] in 2000. She also served as chairman of the ]s and has twice been a juror for the ]s.
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Her first book was published in 2019, a biography of former ] ] titled ''The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyle |first=Beth |title=Who is Susan Page, the moderator of the Vice Presidential debate? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/susan-page-moderator-vice-president-debate-when-2020-election-b808954.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/susan-page-moderator-vice-president-debate-when-2020-election-b808954.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=] |date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> Also in 2019, she signed a deal to write a biography of ] ], tentatively titled ''Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Arc of Power''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426372-usa-todays-susan-page-to-write-pelosi-biography|title=USA Today's Susan Page to write Pelosi biography|last=Axelrod|first=Tal|date=2019-01-22|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref> Page was selected as the moderator of the ] between ] and ], which took place on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite news | last =Segers | first =Grace | title =Moderators named for 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates | newspaper =] | date =September 3, 2020 | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-biden-presidential-debates-moderators-chris-wallace-steve-scully-kristen-welker/ | access-date =September 6, 2020 }}</ref> Her first book was published in 2019, a biography of former ] ] titled ''The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyle |first=Beth |title=Who is Susan Page, the moderator of the Vice Presidential debate? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/susan-page-moderator-vice-president-debate-when-2020-election-b808954.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/susan-page-moderator-vice-president-debate-when-2020-election-b808954.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=] |date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, her biography of House Speaker ] was published, titled ''Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power''.<ref></ref> Page signed a deal with Simon & Schuster in 2021 to write a biography of broadcaster ].<ref></ref> Page was selected as the moderator of the ] between ] and ], which took place on October 7, 2020, in ].<ref>{{cite news | last =Segers | first =Grace | title =Moderators named for 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates | newspaper =] | date =September 3, 2020 | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-biden-presidential-debates-moderators-chris-wallace-steve-scully-kristen-welker/ | access-date =September 6, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2020-10-07 |title=Moderator Susan Page Learned to Be "Very, Very Prepared" After Watching the First Presidential Debate |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a34301920/susan-page-usa-today-debate-moderator-facts/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref>


Page attracted scrutiny over her journalistic ethics when investigations revealed she had hosted off-the-record events for Trump administration officials like CMS Administrator ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barr |first1=Jeremy |title=Susan Page of USA Today criticized for hosting off-the-record event honoring Trump appointees |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/09/10/susan-page-hosts-event-for-seema-verma/ |work=Washington Post |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> USA Today defended her participation, claiming she put on the soirees for female officials of both parties. Page attracted scrutiny over her journalistic ethics when investigations revealed she had hosted off-the-record events for Trump administration officials like CMS Administrator ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Jeremy |title=Susan Page of USA Today criticized for hosting off-the-record event honoring Trump appointees |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/09/10/susan-page-hosts-event-for-seema-verma/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> ''USA Today'' defended her participation, claiming she put on the soirees for female officials of both parties.


She is a frequent panelist on ]. She is a frequent panelist on '']'', '']'' on ABC, '']'' on PBS, and '']'' on NBC.


== Awards == == Awards ==
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==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
* ''The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty'' (Twelve, 2019) {{ISBN|978-1538713648}} * {{Cite book |last=Page |first=Susan |author-mask=2 |year=2019 |title=The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty |location=New York |publisher=Twelve |isbn=978-1-5387-1364-8 |oclc=1032584246}}
* {{Cite book |last=Page |first=Susan |author-mask=2 |year=2021 |title=Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power |location=New York |publisher=Twelve |isbn=978-1-5387-5069-8 |oclc=1245231617}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2021 |title=Susan Page On Pelosi, Trump And The Washington Establishment |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995883191/susan-page-on-pelosi-trump-and-the-washington-establishment |website=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tedrowe |first=Emily Gray |title='Madam Speaker': Susan Page's new Nancy Pelosi biography examines the singular politician |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/16/madam-speaker-susan-pages-new-bio-examines-singular-nancy-pelosi/7215753002/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power'' (Twelve, 2021) {{ISBN|978-1538750698}}
* {{Cite book |last=Page |first=Susan |author-mask=2 |date=2024 |title=The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters |location=New York |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781982197926 |oclc=1393242963}} <ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |date=2024-04-22 |title=Barbara Walters Did the Work |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/books/review/the-rulebreaker-susan-page.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oldweiler |first=Cory |date=April 17, 2024 |title='The Rulebreaker' animates the celebrity, clout, and complications of pioneering journalist Barbara Walters |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/17/arts/barbara-walters-biography-susan-page/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosley |first=Tonya |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246719526/barbara-walters-rulebreaker-susan-page |website=NPR}}</ref>


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Revision as of 14:02, 5 January 2025

American journalist and biographer For the U.S. diplomat, see Susan D. Page. For the American photographer and artist, see Susan Harbage Page.
Susan Page
Page in 2024Page in 2024
BornSusan Lea Page
(1951-02-12) February 12, 1951 (age 73)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation
Alma mater
Spouse Carl Leubsdorf ​(m. 1982)​

Susan Lea Page (born February 12, 1951) is an American journalist, political commentator, and biographer, and the Washington, D.C. bureau chief for USA Today.

Early life

Page, a native of Wichita, Kansas, is a 1973 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, where she was editor-in-chief of the Daily Northwestern, and has a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she was a Pulitzer Fellow.

As a child, Page had two passions: music and journalism. She began studying oboe in the third grade and played it in the school orchestras throughout her public school education. She was also the editor-in-chief of her high school yearbook, The Hoofbeats, and served as a reporter and editor for her high school newspaper, The Stampede. She considered attending music school, but ultimately decided to pursue journalism at Northwestern University.

Career

Page has covered seven White House administrations and eleven presidential elections, and interviewed ten presidents. She founded and hosts a video newsmaker series for USA Today, "Capital Download". She appears frequently on cable news networks as an analyst and often guest-hosted The Diane Rehm Show, which was syndicated on National Public Radio. She was the first woman to serve as music chairman of the Gridiron Club show and was also president of the club in 2011, the oldest association of journalists in Washington. She was president of the White House Correspondents Association in 2000. She also served as chairman of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and has twice been a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes.

External videos
video icon Q&A interview with Page on The Matriarch, April 14, 2019, C-SPAN

Her first book was published in 2019, a biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush titled The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty. In 2021, her biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was published, titled Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power. Page signed a deal with Simon & Schuster in 2021 to write a biography of broadcaster Barbara Walters. Page was selected as the moderator of the 2020 vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, which took place on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City.

Page attracted scrutiny over her journalistic ethics when investigations revealed she had hosted off-the-record events for Trump administration officials like CMS Administrator Seema Verma. USA Today defended her participation, claiming she put on the soirees for female officials of both parties.

She is a frequent panelist on Fox News Sunday, This Week on ABC, Washington Week on PBS, and Meet the Press on NBC.

Awards

She has won several awards for her work, including the Merriman Smith Memorial Award, the Aldo Beckman Memorial Award, the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency (twice) and the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award for Washington Correspondence (shared).

Personal life

In 1982, she married Carl Leubsdorf, syndicated columnist and former Washington bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, in a non-denominational ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Carl P. Leubsdorf Weds Susan Page". The New York Times. May 23, 1982.
  2. "Susan Page, Washington bureau chief, USA Today". USA Today Education. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. "Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief". USA Today Education. August 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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  5. Boyle, Beth (October 7, 2020). "Who is Susan Page, the moderator of the Vice Presidential debate?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
  7. Barbara Walters
  8. Segers, Grace (September 3, 2020). "Moderators named for 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates". CBS News. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. "Moderator Susan Page Learned to Be "Very, Very Prepared" After Watching the First Presidential Debate". Harper's BAZAAR. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. Barr, Jeremy. "Susan Page of USA Today criticized for hosting off-the-record event honoring Trump appointees". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. "Susan Page On Pelosi, Trump And The Washington Establishment". NPR. May 11, 2021.
  12. Tedrowe, Emily Gray. "'Madam Speaker': Susan Page's new Nancy Pelosi biography examines the singular politician". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  13. Schwarzbaum, Lisa (2024-04-22). "Barbara Walters Did the Work". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  14. Oldweiler, Cory (April 17, 2024). "'The Rulebreaker' animates the celebrity, clout, and complications of pioneering journalist Barbara Walters". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  15. Mosley, Tonya (April 24, 2024). "Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price". NPR.

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