Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1915, Aug. 4 | Born Hamilton, Ohio |
| 1937 | B.A., DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Married Barbara Bruce (divorced 1939) |
| 1937-1938 | Reporter, Indianapolis Times |
| 1938 | Moved to Chicago, Ill. |
| 1938-1987 | Free-lance writer of factual magazine articles |
| 1940 | Married Frances Rose Smethurst |
| 1948 | Published "The Blast in Centralia No. 5," Harper's magazine |
| 1950 | Sigma Delta Chi magazine award |
| 1952 | Staff member, Adlai E. Stevenson's presidential campaign |
| 1953 | Benjamin Franklin magazine award |
| 1956 | Staff member, Adlai E. Stevenson's presidential campaign Benjamin Franklin magazine award |
| 1960 | Staff member, John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign |
| 1961 | Head, fact-finding mission to the Dominican Republic |
| 1962-1964 | Ambassador to the Dominican Republic |
| 1964 | Staff member, Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential campaign |
| 1964-1965 | Senior fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. |
| 1965 | Special envoy to the Dominican Republic |
| 1966-1967 | Visiting fellow in public affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1968 | Staff member, Robert F. Kennedy's presidential primary campaign Staff member, Hubert H. Humphrey's presidential campaign Visiting professor, Graduate Center, City University of New York, N.Y. |
| 1970-1980 | Professor of journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. |
| 1987, Jan. 3 | Died, Highland Park, Ill. |