Drew Pearson (journalist)
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Drew Pearson (left) with President Lyndon Johnson in the White House Garden in 1964.
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Andrew Russell Pearson December 13, 1897 Evanston, Illinois, US |
| Died | September 1, 1969 (aged 71) Rockville, Maryland, US |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Merry-Go-Round Farms Potomac, Maryland 39°03′11″N 77°16′25″W / 39.05301°N 77.27363°W |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
| Occupation | Journalist, columnist |
| Years active | 1919-1969 |
| Employer | The Washington Post |
| Notable credit(s) | Washington Merry-Go-Round, 1932 |
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Andrew Russell "Drew" Pearson (December 13, 1897 – September 1, 1969) was one of the best-known American columnists of his day, noted for his syndicated newspaper column “Washington Merry-Go-Round,” in which he attacked various public persons. He also had a program on NBC Radio entitled Drew Pearson Comments.
Pearson was born in Evanston, Illinois to Paul Martin Pearson, an English professor at Northwestern University, and Edna Wolfe. When Pearson was 6 years of age, his father joined the faculty of Swarthmore College as professor of public speaking, and the family moved to Pennsylvania, joining the Society of Friends, with which the college was then affiliated. After being educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Pearson attended Swarthmore from 1915 until 1919, where he edited its student newspaper, The Phoenix.
From 1919 to 1921, Pearson served with the American Friends Service Committee, directing postwar rebuilding operations in Peć, which at that time was part of Serbia. From 1921 to 1922, he lectured in geography at the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1923 Pearson traveled to Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, India, and Serbia, and persuaded several newspapers to buy articles about his travels. He was also commissioned by the American “Around the World Syndicate” to produce a set of interviews entitled “Europe’s Twelve Greatest Men.”
In 1924, he taught industrial geography at Columbia University.
From 1925 to 1928, Pearson continued reporting on international events, including strikes in China, the Geneva Naval Conference, the Pan-American Conference in Havana, and the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact in Paris.
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