TALKING BACK Andrea Mitchell started her pathbreaking career as the quintessential girl  reporter and quickly became one of the first women in broadcast news. She's been  labeled a "pushy broad," yet her intelligence, tenacity, and ability to always  be "where the action is" have catapulted her to the top of her profession. As  one of America's most watched correspondents, Mitchell has regularly shared her  observations with millions of television viewers for more than three decades.   Time and again, Mitchell has proven herself by taking on the tough assignments” starting with her first posting abroad in Guyana after the previous NBC  correspondent had been murdered by Jim Jones's henchmen. She has had unique  access to all the presidents and their staffs from Jimmy Carter to George W.  Bush, and here gives us her unvarnished insights into these men and those who  surround them. Whether it was revealing that Ronald Reagan's napping caused the  delay of a space shuttle landing, conducting exclusive interviews with Fidel  Castro, or accompanying Condoleezza Rice on her first trip abroad as secretary  of state, she is known as the one to beat to the story. But what sets this book apart is not only the unique front-row seat Mitchell has  in the political world, but also the role she plays in the glamorous social  scene in Washington. Her marriage to Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of  Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has created professional challenges,  but also given her special entre to the "A" list drawing rooms of Washington  and other capitals. Here she gives us glimpses of what it's like to go from a 7  p.m. newscast to an 8 p.m. black-tie party, to go from being the reporter  staking out a state dinner to being one of the invited guests. Smart and candidly written, Mitchell's memoir will be a must read for anyone  interested in politics and current affairs and will also fascinate anyone who  wonders what it's like to be a powerful woman in a man's world.