Conservative political columnist Robert ‘Bob’ Novak has passed away at his home in Washington earlier today (August 18) after a long battle with a brain tumor that was diagnosed back in July 2008. Robert was 78 years old.

“He was a Washington institution who could turn an idea into the most discussed story around kitchen tables, congressional offices, the White House, and everywhere in between,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said in a statement.

Said House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio: “Bob made remarkable contributions in the field of journalism and to the American political landscape.”

Robert is survived by his wife of 47 years Geraldine, who was a secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, their daughter and a son, Alex. R.I.P. Bob Novak!!

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