Peter Braestrup
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| Born | June 8, 1929 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | August 10, 1997 (aged 68) Rockport, Maine |
| Education | Yale University[1] |
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Peter Braestrup (June 8, 1929[2] – August 10, 1997) was a correspondent for The New York Times and The Washington Post, founding editor of The Wilson Quarterly, and later senior editor and director of communications for the Library of Congress.[3] Retiring from journalism in 1973, he founded the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Wilson Quarterly, and in 1989 moved to the Library of Congress.
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Background
Braestrup was born in
Career
From 1953 to 1957, Braestrup worked for
At the end of the Vietnam War, Braestrup retired from journalism, moving to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and founding its Wilson Quarterly in 1976. In 1989, he became senior editor and director of communications for the Library of Congress.[2]
Books
- Big Story: How the American Press and Television Reported and Interpreted the Crisis of Tet 1968 in Vietnam and Washington, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1977
References
- ^ Library of Congress Public Affairs Office. Peter Braestrap, Dir. of Communications, Dies", PR 97-134, Library of Congress website, August 13, 1997. Assessed December 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Oral Histories -- Peter Braestrup Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Herszenhorn, David M. (August 11, 1997). "Peter Braestrup, 68, War Reporter And Library of Congress Editor". The New York Times.
- ^ The Big Story: How the American Press and Television Reported and Interpreted the Crisis of Tet 1968 in Vietnam and Washington, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1977
- ISBN 9780099533115.
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