WASHINGTON — A journalist and a lawyer in addition to being a Democrat and dyed-in-red Cardinals fan, Frank Mankiewicz spent several decades as an influential and prevalent presence in Washington politics. He managed a presidential campaign, spent years running National Public Radio, and established himself as a political strategist for his ability to work the hallways, wade through the backchannels, and map the contours of the nation’s capital.

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On summer nights, whenever possible, Mankiewicz would drive along Wisconsin Avenue and park near the National Cathedral, at or close to the highest point he could find in D.