Westbrook Pegler

(1894-1969)

American investigative journalist

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Francis James Westbrook Pegler (August 2, 1894 – June 24, 1969) was an American journalist and writer. He was a popular columnist in the 1930s and 1940s famed for his opposition to the New Deal and labor unions. Pegler aimed his pen at presidents of both parties, including Herbert Hoover, FDR ("moosejaw"), Harry Truman ("a thin-lipped hater"), and John F. Kennedy. He also criticized the Supreme Court, the tax system, and corrupt labor unions. In 1962, he lost his contract with King Features Syndicate, owned by the Hearst Corporation, after he started criticizing Hearst executives. His late writing appeared sporadically in publications that included the John Birch Society's American Opinion.

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Born	2 August 1894 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	24 June 1969 (aged 74) Tucson, Arizona
Zodiac	Leo
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Julia Harpman 1903-1955 · American relative · m. 1922 info edit

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Pearl Dorne 1911-1991 · · m. 1959; div. 1961 info edit

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