James Russell Wiggins
James Wiggins | |
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office October 7, 1968 – January 20, 1969 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | George Ball |
Succeeded by | Charles Yost |
Personal details | |
Born | Luverne, Minnesota, U.S. | December 4, 1903
Died | November 19, 2000 (aged 96) Brooklin, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
James Russell Wiggins (December 4, 1903 – November 19, 2000) was an American managing editor of
In Minnesota
Wiggins' first job in journalism was as reporter for the
Washington Post years
During
Graham made Wiggins managing editor of The Post in 1947 and promoted him to executive editor in 1955. During 1960 to 1968, he worked as editor and executive vice president.[1]
One of his first acts as editor was to end racial identification in news articles. In 1954 Wiggins Received the
U.N. ambassador
President
Later years
After his tenure as ambassador, Wiggins moved to Brooklin, Maine where he became editor and publisher of The Ellsworth American of Ellsworth, Maine. He received the Eugene Cervi Award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors in 1987.
Wiggins was married to his high school sweetheart, Mabel Preston, and their marriage lasted 67 years until her death in 1990.
References
- ^ Smith, J. Y. (November 20, 2000). "Post Editor J. Russell Wiggins Dies at 96; Longtime Journalist Headed News, Editorial Departments, Was U.N. Ambassador". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- Estabrook, Robert H. "James Wiggins, journalistic legend". The Masthead. Spring 2001
External links
- James Russell Wiggins Papers at the Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
- Appearances on C-SPAN