Jonathan W. Daniels

1902 - 1981

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Country of citizenship: United States

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia Law School, St. Albans School

Occupation: writer, journalist

Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, North Carolina Award for Literature

Position held: White House Press Secretary

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Jonathan Worth Daniels (April 26, 1902 – November 6, 1981) was an American writer, editor, and White House Press Secretary. He was a founding member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, serving from 1940 until 1950. For most of his life, he worked at The News & Observer, and later founded The Island Packet. Source: Wikipedia (en)