Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1907, Mar. 15 | Born, Corinth, Miss. |
| 1925-1926 | Attended Southwestern University, Memphis, Tenn. |
| 1926-1927 | Attended University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
| 1927-1931 | Reporter, Commercial Appeal and the Associated Press, Memphis, Tenn. |
| 1933-1935 | Public information officer, Tennessee Valley Authority and National Recovery Administration |
| 1936-1938 | Labor affairs writer and national affairs editor, Newsweek |
| 1938-1961 | Writer, editor, and foreign correspondent, Time, inc. |
| 1942 | Married Gertrude McCullough |
| 1946-1948 | London bureau chief, Time, inc. |
| 1948-1951 | Foreign editor, Life magazine |
| 1951-1953 | Washington editor, Time, inc. |
| 1953-1956 | Senior Far East correspondent, Time, inc. |
| 1956-1961 | Staff writer, Life magazine |
| 1961 | Published Britain: A Country of Character (New York: Time, inc. 176 pp.) |
| 1961-1968 | Free-lance writer |
| 1968 | Published The Old South (New York: Time-Life Books. 192 pp.) |
| 1968-1981 | White House correspondent and associate senior editor, New Republic; wrote regular columns "The Nixon Watch" and "White House Watch" |
| 1970-1975 | Published annual volumes of collections of "The Nixon Watch" columns |
| 1974 | George Polk Memorial Award for magazine reporting |
| 1977 | Published White House Watch: The Ford Years (Washington: New Republic Book Co. 482 pp.) |
| 1981, May 2 | Died, Washington, D.C. |