<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika Slate, David Plotz anaelezea jinsi Douglas Brinkley alivyopata pesa kutoka kwa kifo hicho, J. William Medley anasema alikuwa na marehemu, na Jodi Kantor anajiuliza jinsi ilivyotokea.  <response>: In Slate , David Plotz how Douglas Brinkley has cashed in on the death; J. William Medley tells he was with the deceased; and Jodi Kantor wonders how started. 