Blair Clark

Background

Clark, Blair was born on August 22, 1917 in East Hampton, New York, United States. Son of William and Marjory (Blair) Clark.

Education

Graduate, St. Marks School, Southborough, Massachusetts, 1935; Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1940.

Career

Reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1940-1941; public, N.H. Sunday News, Manchester, 1946-1948; editorial writer, Boston Herald-Traveler, 1950-1952; foreign correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System News, Paris, France, 1953-1956; foreign correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System News, New York City, 1957-1960; general manager, vice president, Columbia Broadcasting System News, 1961-1964; associate public, New York Post, 1965-1966; campaign manager for, Senator Eugene J. McCarthy, 1968; editor, The Nation magazine, 1976-1978; Ferris professor, Princeton University, 1979-1980; fellow, New York Institute for Humanities, New York University, 1980. Member of advisory board Center National Security Studies. Board directors National Committee for an Effective Congress, member Executive Committee since 1985.

Achievements

• Blair Clark has been listed as a noteworthy journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive committee 100% Vote/Human SERVE, since 1983. Trustee Harvard Crimson.

Connections

Children— Timothy Blair, Cameron, Ian R.

Father:

William Clark

Mother:

Marjory (Blair) Clark

child:

Timothy Blair Clark

child:

Ian R. Clark

child:

Cameron Clark