Martin Tolchin

Martin Tolchin (born September 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American journalist and author. He is the founder of The Hill and a co-founder of Politico.[1]

Career

Tolchin worked at The New York Times for 40 years,[2] a stint split between New York (where he was City Hall Bureau Chief[3] and a political and investigative reporter) and Washington (where he was a Congressional correspondent).[4][5] At Washington, Tolchin reported on the Iran Contra affair,[6][7] the Anita Hill hearings[8] and Washington's response to the New York City financial crisis.[9]

In 1994, Tolchin founded The Hill alongside businessman and Democratic political insider Jerry Finkelstein, where he served as publisher and editor-in-chief until his retirement in 2004.[10][11] Three years later, he helped launch Politico and was a member of its founding editorial team.

Tolchin has written several books, frequently co-authoring them with his late wife Susan. These include his 1972 book To The Victor: Political Patronage from the Clubhouse to the White House which would be cited in multiple U.S. Supreme Court decisions[12] including Elrod v. Burns and Branti v. Finkel.[13]

Personal life

He married journalist Susan Tolchin, a political scientist, in 1965.[14] He has two children; Charles (d. 2003) and Karen.[15]

Awards
  • Everett M. Dirksen Prize for Distinguished Reporting of Congress[16]

Bibliography
  • Martin Tolchin; Susan J. Tolchin (1971) To The Victor: Political Patronage from the Clubhouse to the White House[17]
  • Martin Tolchin; Susan J. Tolchin (1976). Clout: Womanpower and Politics[18]
  • Martin Tolchin; Susan J. Tolchin (2007) A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe[19]
  • Martin Tolchin; Susan J. Tolchin (2009) Glass Houses: Congressional Ethics And The Politics Of Venom[20]
  • Martin Tolchin; Susan J. Tolchin (2015) Pinstripe Patronage[21][22]
  • Martin Tolchin (autobiography, 2019) Politics, Journalism, and The Way Things Were[23]

References
  1. "Of Power, Politics and Patronage | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. Times, Special to the New York (1983-04-24). "Times Reporter Wins Award For His Articles on Congress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. LLC, New York Media (1972-03-20). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC.
  4. "Martin Tolchin | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  5. Congress, United States (1993). Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. Tolchin, Martin; Times, Special To the New York (1987-01-20). "CRITICS SAY U.S. 'PRIVATIZED' FOREIGN POLICY ON IRAN". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  7. Tolchin, David Binder AND Martin (1988-06-23). "WASHINGTON TALK: Briefing; In Praise of C-Span". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  8. Tolchin, Martin (1991-10-14). "THE THOMAS NOMINATION; HILL SAID TO PASS A POLYGRAPH TEST". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  9. Times, Martin Tolchin Special to The New York (1975-10-10). "BANK DATA SOUGHT ON CITY HOLDINGS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. "New York Publisher To Start Capitol Hill Newspaper". AP News.
  11. Kirkham, Chris (2006-09-06). "Yet Another Newspaper Aimed at Capitol Hill". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  12. Court, United States Supreme (1996). Official Reports of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court.
  13. Stabilization, United States Congress House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic (1990). Foreign Investment in the United States: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, November 15, 1989. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  14. Grimes, William (2016-05-20). "Susan Tolchin, Political Scientist Who Foresaw Voter Anger, Dies at 75". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  15. "Charles P. Tolchin, 34, Author And Lecturer on Cystic Fibrosis". The New York Times. 2003-08-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  16. Kurtz, Howard (1994-05-25). "THE CAPITOL CLARION". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  17. Martin., Tolchin (1972). To the victor ...; political patronage from the clubhouse to the White House. Random House. ISBN 0-394-46036-7. OCLC 1181436.
  18. Tolchin, Susan J. (1974). Clout : womanpower and politics. Martin Tolchin. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. ISBN 0-698-10600-8. OCLC 1206174.
  19. Martin., Tolchin (2007). A World Ignited : How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4617-1165-0. OCLC 1065720584.
  20. Tolchin, Susan J. (2004). Glass houses : congressional ethics and the politics of venom. Martin Tolchin. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-7867-5101-3. OCLC 855218714.
  21. Tolchin, Martin (2016). Pinstripe patronage : political favoritism from the clubhouse to the White House and beyond. Susan J. Tolchin. London. ISBN 978-1-317-25418-8. OCLC 933433419.
  22. "Books by Martin Tolchin and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  23. author., Tolchin, Martin (21 November 2019). Politics, journalism and the way things were : my life at The Times, The Hill, and Politico. ISBN 978-0-367-42352-0. OCLC 1111263366.
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