Herbert G. Klein
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Herbert G. Klein was best known as United States
President
Richard Nixon
's Executive Branch Communications Director.
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 J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China. The second, in San Diego, was by Tom Johnson, former Los Angeles Times publisher and CNN executive. The April 2008 lecture at USC was by Clark T. Randt, Jr., then U.S. Ambassador to China. Klein did much to support USC's efforts to become a global university.
on November 1, 1941. The couple had two daughters.
Klein 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.
and earned a B.A. in Journalism in 1940 from the University of Southern California
, where he was a Sports Editor for theDaily Trojan
.
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
's Executive Branch Communications Director.
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 J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China. The second, in San Diego, was by Tom Johnson, former Los Angeles Times publisher and CNN executive. The April 2008 lecture at USC was by Clark T. Randt, Jr., then U.S. Ambassador to China. Klein did much to support USC's efforts to become a global university.
Family
Herbert was the son of George J. Klein and Amy Marie Cordes. He married Marjorie G. Galbraight in Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
on November 1, 1941. The couple had two daughters.
Klein 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
Herbert Klein was a 1935 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles)Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles)
See also Roosevelt High School for schools of the same nameTheodore Roosevelt High School is a high school located in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California named for the 26th president of the United States....
and earned a B.A. in Journalism in 1940 from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where he was a Sports Editor for theDaily Trojan
Daily Trojan
The Daily Trojan, or "DT," is the student newspaper of the University of Southern California. The newspaper is a forum for student expression and is written, edited, and managed by university students. The paper is intended to inform USC students, faculty, and staff on the latest news and provide...
.
Biography
- 1942-1946 - Officer in U.S. NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
- 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 AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
since 1947.
- 1946 - Press agent for Richard M. Nixon's campaign for California's 12th congressional districtCalifornia's 12th congressional districtCalifornia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that spans from the southwestern portions of San Francisco in the north down to San Mateo in the south, and from Moss Beach in the west to the edge of San Mateo in the east, where it borders...
seat
- 1948 - Press agent for Nixon's U.S. House of Representatives re-election campaign
- 1950 - Press agent for Nixon's California United States SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
seat campaign against Helen GahaganHelen GahaganHelen Gahagan was an American actress and politician. She was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states to have elected female members of the House from both parties.-Early life and acting...
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. EisenhowerDwight D. EisenhowerDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
-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 CaliforniaGovernor of CaliforniaThe Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
- 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, MetromediaMetromediaMetromedia was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and owned Orion Pictures from 1986-1997.- Overview :...
, 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 InstituteAmerican Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
and a member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors
American Society of Newspaper Editors
The American Society of News Editors is a membership organization for editors, producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments, deans or faculty at university journalism schools, and leaders and faculty of media-related foundations and training organizations...
, 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.External links
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library - Herbert G. Klein
- NNDB - Herbert G. Klein
- American Enterprise Institute - Herbert G. Klein
- The American Presidency Project - Acceptance letter from Nixon
- USC College News - Trojan Treasure - Herbert G. Klein
- USC U.S.-China Institute
- Marjorie Klein obituary
- 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
- NYTimes obituary