Herbert G. Klein

Herbert G. Klein born April 1, 1918 in Los Angeles, California, best known as American President Richard Nixon's Executive Branch Communications Director.

Family

Herbert is the son of George J. Klein (1892 in Ohio - ?) and Amy Marie Cordes (June 20, 1896 in California - August 8, 1986 in Los Angeles, Ca.). He married Marjorie G. Galbraight (1921 in Long Beach, California - February 5, 2008) on November 1, 1941, they have two daughters.

Marjorie was the daughter of Harry Bradbury Galbraith (March 30, 1891 in Elm, New Jersey - October 21, 1953 in Los Angeles, Ca.) and Ethel Maud Searby (November 12, 1888 in Nebraska - May 5, 1985 in Los Angeles, Ca.).

Education

Herbert is a 1935 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles) and earned a B.A. in Journalism in 1940 from the University of Southern California and is now a USC Life Trustee and past President of the General Alumni. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity at USC and Sports Editor for "The Daily Trojan".

Biography

* 1941 - copy boy Alhambra, California Post-Advocate newspaper

* 1942-1946 - Officer in U.S. Navy

* 1946-1950 - News editor, Alhambra Post-Advocate and special correspondent for Copley Newspapers. The Copley Newspaper chain has been rumored to be associated with the Central Intelligence Agency since 1947.

* 1946 - Press agent for Richard M. Nixon's campaign for California's 12th congressional district seat

* 1948 - Press agent for Nixon's U.S. House of Representatives re-election campaign

* 1950 - Press agent for Nixon's California United States Senate seat campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas

* 1950-1968 - Features & Editorial writer, editorial page editor, associate editor, executive editor, and rose to Editor (1959-68) of the San Diego Union

* 1952 - Publicity director for the Dwight D. Eisenhower-Nixon California Presidential Campaign

* 1956 - National Assistant press secretary for Nixon's vice-Presidential campaign

* 1960 - National Press secretary for Nixon's Presidential campaign

* 1962 - Press secretary for Nixon's campaign for Governor of California

* 1968 - National Communications Manager for Nixon's Presidential campaign

* 1969 - resigned July 1, 1973 - Communications Director for Executive Branch of Nixon Administration

* 1973-1977 - Vice President of Corporate Relations, Metromedia, Inc.

* 1977-1980 - Media consultant

* 1980- retired in 2003 - Editor-in-Chief, Copley Press

Memberships and awards

He is a National Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute and a member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, serving on the board of directors from 1966 to 1968. Sigma Delta Chi officer, the national journalism society.

Publications

He wrote book "Making It Perfectly Clear, an Inside Account of Nixon's Love-Hate Relationship with the Media", released by Doubleday in 1980, ISBN 0385140479.

References

* [http://nixon.archives.gov/forresearchers/find/textual/klein.php Nixon Archives - Herbert G. Klein]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/430/000087169/ NNDB - Herbert G. Klein]
* [http://www.aei.org/scholars/filter.all,scholarID.85/scholar2.asp American Enterprise Institute - Herbert G. Klein]

External links

* [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=3864 The American Presidency Project - Acceptance letter from Nixon]
* [http://college.usc.edu/news/august_2006/trojan_treasure.html USC College News - Trojan Treasure - Herbert G. Klein]
* [http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=340&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 USC U.S.-China Institute]
* [http://www.nixonlibraryfoundation.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Marjorie%20Klein Marjorie Klein obituary]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811164,00.html Time magazine - Nixon's Hagerty]
* [http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/apr/16/breaking-news/ San Diego Weekly Reader - Ghost of Nixon's Past]
* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071104/news_1c04stiff.html San Diego Union-Tribune Burl Stiff]