Westbrook Pegler (2 August 1894 - 24 June 1969) was a United States journalist and writer. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

Pegler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served as a war correspondent in Europe for United Press during World War I. After the war, Pegler started off as a sports columnist, but later wrote general interest articles. In 1925 he moved to the Chicago Tribune. He became a syndicated columnist for the Hearst Corporation in 1944. Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) {{{notes}}} World War I...

He initially supported President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but grew to become one of the Roosevelt administration's most vocal critics over what he saw as abuse of power by the administration and the New Deal. He rarely missed an opportunity to criticize Roosevelt or his wife Eleanor Roosevelt. His views became increasingly conservative and right-wing. He praised a lynching in one article. The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: New Deal The New Deal is the name given to the series of programs implemented under President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the goal of stabilizing, reforming and stimulating the United States economy during the Great Depression. ... Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. ...

In 1941 Pegler won the Pulitzer Prize for his work in exposing racketeering in labor unions. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...

He wrote against every president from Herbert Hoover to FDR ("moosejaw") to Harry Truman ("a thin-lipped hater") to John F. Kennedy. He also criticized the Supreme Court, the tax system, and labor unions. His attack on writer Quentin Reynolds lead to a costly slander suit against him and his publishers,, as a jury awarded Reynolds $175,000 in damages. In 1962, he lost his position as a national columnist with King Features Syndicate, and his writing appeared sporadically in obscure publications, including the John Birch Society's American Opinion. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933), was a successful mining engineer, humanitarian, and administrator. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...

He died of stomach cancer and is interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York. The Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. ... Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ...

Pegler published three volumes of his collected writings:

• The Dissenting Opinions of Mr. Westbrook Pegler
• T'ain't Right
• George Spelvin, American and Fireside Chats

External links

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