Don Oberdorfer

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Don Oberdorfer
Born
Donald Oberdorfer Jr.

(1931-05-28)May 28, 1931
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died July 23, 2015(2015-07-23) (aged 84)
Alma materPrinceton University
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, professor
SpouseLaura Oberdorfer

Donald Oberdorfer Jr. (May 28, 1931 – July 23, 2015) was an American professor at the

D.B. Hardeman Prize in 2003.[1]

Career

Oberdorfer graduated from

White House correspondent
, Northeast Asia correspondent, and diplomatic correspondent. He retired from the paper in 1993.

At the Nitze school, beyond his teaching position, Oberdorfer served as chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute from its inauguration in 2006.[1][2] and was named chairman emeritus in 2013.[1]

Personal

Oberdorfer was married to the former Laura Klein. He had two children, Daniel and Karen Oberdorfer, and a brother, Eugene.[1]

Bibliography

External videos
video icon Booknotes interview with Oberdorfer on The Turn, October 27, 1991, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Oberdorfer on The Two Koreas, November 14, 1997, C-SPAN
video icon Panel discussion featuring Oberdorfer on The Two Koreas, December 7, 2001, C-SPAN
video icon Tribute to former Senator Mike Mansfield, with Oberdorfer discussing his biography of Mansfield, October 14, 2003, C-SPAN
  • Tet!, (Doubleday, 1971)
    ISBN 0-385-08571-0.[3] Finalist for the National Book Award.[4]
  • The Turn: From the Cold War to the New Era, Poseidon Press, October 1, 1991, .
Published in an updated edition as From the Cold War to the New Era: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998, .
Published in a revised and updated edition, Basic Books, February 5, 2002, .
Published in a revised and updated third edition, Basic Books, December 10, 2013,

Selected articles and papers

References

  1. ^ a b c d Roberts, Sam (July 28, 2015). "Don Oberdorfer, 84, Top Diplomatic Reporter for Washington Post, Dies". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Remarks by US Ambassador to South Korea James T. Laney at SAIS institute inauguration, uskoreainstitute.org pdf, October 4, 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. ^ Tet!, Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. ^ Langer, Emily,"Don Oberdorfer, longtime diplomatic correspondent for The Post, dies at 84", Washington Post, July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. ^ The Two Koreas, Amazon.com, Retrieved 2015-07-28.

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