Herb Klein (journalist)
Herb Klein | |
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White House Director of Communications | |
In office January 20, 1969 – July 1, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ken Clawson |
Personal details | |
Born | Herbert George Klein April 1, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 2009 San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Southern California (BA) |
Herbert George Klein (April 1, 1918 – July 2, 2009
Family life
Klein was born on April 1, 1918. He was the son of George J. Klein and Amy Marie Cordes. He married Marjorie G. Galbraith in Long Beach, California, on November 1, 1941. The couple had two daughters. He died aged 91 on July 2, 2009, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in La Jolla, California, according to reports from his family.
Education
Klein was 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, where he was a sports editor for the Daily Trojan.
Career
Prior to his work as a media practitioner, Klein first served in the military. Two years after he graduated from college, he enlisted in the
In 1946, while still connected to the Post-Advocate and the Copley Newspapers, Klein was contracted to be the press agent for Richard M. Nixon's campaign for
From 1950 to 1968 Klein worked for the San Diego Union serving first as features and editorial writer. He was promoted to editorial page editor, associate editor, and executive editor, before finally rising to the editor position. For the Dwight D. Eisenhower-Nixon California Presidential campaign in 1952, Klein was tapped as the publicity director. During the 1956 reelection campaign, Nixon again selected him as his national assistant press secretary. When Nixon decided to run for the presidency in 1960, Klein became his national press secretary. He was also Nixon's press secretary during his campaign for Governor of California in 1962.
In 1968, Klein served as Nixon's National Communications Manager in his second run for the presidency. After the inauguration in 1969, Klein was chosen to be the new Communications Director for the Executive Branch, a post he held until his resignation on July 1, 1973.
Klein joined the private sector again after his involvement with the Nixon administration. He held the position of vice president of Corporate Relations at Metromedia, Inc. from 1973 to 1977. He became a media consultant from 1977 to 1980 before serving as a Copley Press' editor-in-chief until his retirement in 2003.
Memberships and awards
Klein was a National Fellow of the
Publications
Klein authored the book Making It Perfectly Clear, an Inside Account of Nixon's Love-Hate Relationship with the Media, released by
Legacy
Klein was a Life Trustee of the University of Southern California, and in 2007, the university established the Herbert G. Klein Lecture Series. The series features lectures at USC and in San Diego. The first lecture, in April 2007, was by
References
- ^ Nixon aide, Copley executive Herbert G. Klein, dies at age 91 Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/2/09
- ^ Clymer, Adam (July 4, 2009). "Herbert G. Klein, Aide in the Nixon White House, Dies at 91". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "The Future of U.S. – China Relations | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Video: Amb. Randt on the "Crucial Relationship" | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
External links
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library – Herbert G. Klein Archived October 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- American Enterprise Institute – Herbert G. Klein Archived April 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- The American Presidency Project – Acceptance letter from Nixon
- USC College News – Trojan Treasure – Herbert G. Klein
- USC U.S.-China Institute
- Marjorie Klein obituary[permanent dead link]
- Time magazine – Nixon's Hagerty
- San Diego Weekly Reader – Ghost of Nixon's Past
- San Diego Union-Tribune Burl Stiff
- Finding aid for the Herbert G. Klein Oral History, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Archived January 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- NYTimes obituary
- Appearances on C-SPAN