Walter Lippmann

@First to Introduce the Concept of Cold War, Facts and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A Pulitzer Prize recipient, Walter Lippman was an American writer and reporter, who was one of the first to come up with the concept of the ‘Cold War’ American Harvard University Media Personalities Journalists Writers Virgo Celebrities Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, Walter Lippmann was one of the most influential and respected political writers of the twentieth century. Hailed as one of the greatest journalists of his time, his writings played a vital role that spawned unprecedented influence on American public opinions. Billions of Americans relied on this journalist to collate various information and news updates related to day-to-day political and social issues of the time. For six decades he was at the pinnacle of American political scenario as an adviser to many American Presidents. He used ‘The New Republic’ to publicly oppose the ‘Versailles Treaty’. He was the most revered name in American journalism and became the first moderate liberal to sign-up for President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of ‘limited preparedness’. This Harvard intellectual authored some of the most influential books that are relevant even to this day, including ‘Public Opinion’, ‘The Phantom Public’, ‘ A Preface To Morals’ and ‘ The Good Society’. For thirty years he edited and contributed political stories for the nationally syndicated column, ‘Today and Tomorrow’, for which he won two Pulitzer Prizes. To learn more interesting facts about his personal life and journalistic accomplishments, scroll down and continue to read this biography.

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Birthday: September 23, 1889 Died on: December 14, 1974 Nationality: American Famous: First to Introduce the Concept of Cold War, Harvard University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers Universities: Harvard University Harvard University Notable Alumnis: Harvard University Birth Place: New York City Information Detail Birthday September 23, 1889 Died on December 14, 1974 Nationality American Famous First to Introduce the Concept of Cold War, Harvard University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers Universities Harvard University Harvard University Notable Alumnis Harvard University Birth Place New York City Gender Male Father Jacob Lippmann Mother Daisy Baum Lippman Sun Sign Virgo Born in New York City Famous as First to introduce the concept of Cold War Died at Age 85

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On May 24, 1917 he married Faye Albertson in the city of New York. The couple divorced in 1937. In 1938, he married Helen Byrne Armstrong and stayed with her until her death. Walter Lippmann died at the age of 85 in New York. Unsplash Personal Life

To honour his achievements in the field of journalism, the Walter Lippmann House at Harvard University is named after him. Unsplash Personal Life

Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman adopted one of his phrases, ‘Manufacture of Consent’, for the title of 1988 book ‘ Manufacturing Consent: the Political Economy of the Mass Media’ Unsplash Personal Life

Born into a German-Jewish family in New York, Walter Lippmann enjoyed a privileged life and went on annual vacations to Europe. In 1896, he enrolled to the Sachs School for Boys and came across as a talented and academically brilliant boy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 20, he graduated from Harvard University, where he studied philosophy and languages, such as German and French. He was also a member of the ‘Phi Beta Kappa’ society. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In May 1910, he began his career in journalism as a ‘cub’ reporter with ‘The Boston Common’, after he dropped out of his Masters course at Harvard University. Unsplash Career

In 1913, he co-founded ‘The New Republic, a liberal American magazine that published articles on politics and arts and the same year, he published the well-received book, ‘A Preface To Politics’. Unsplash Career

In 1914, he was appointed as the adviser to President Woodrow Wilson and during his term, he helped the President draft the ‘Fourteen Points’ speech. Unsplash Career

Being a journalist and a media critic, he comprehensively looked into the coverage of local newspapers. Consequently, his study, ‘A Test of the News’ claimed that the New York Times coverage of the Bolshevik Revolution was biased and inaccurate. Unsplash Career

Published in 1920, his book, ‘Liberty and the News’ was a classic account of the relationship between the press and the democracy. Unsplash Career

Published in 1922, his book ‘Public Opinion’ was one of his most influential publications that is still relevant in a number of media institutes. It laid the foundation for media theory that is taught in a number of colleges today. Unsplash Major Works

His long-running column, ‘Today and Tomorrow’, for the ‘New York Tribune’ was syndicated worldwide, won two Pulitzer Prizes and made him one of the most respected political columnists in the world. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 23, 1889
Died on	December 14, 1974
Nationality	American
Famous	First to Introduce the Concept of Cold War, Harvard University, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers
Universities	Harvard University Harvard University
Notable Alumnis	Harvard University
Birth Place	New York City
Gender	Male
Father	Jacob Lippmann
Mother	Daisy Baum Lippman
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	New York City
Famous as	First to introduce the concept of Cold War
Died at Age	85

Walter Lippmann

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Sep 23, 1889

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New York City