Erwin Knoll

Background

Knoll, Erwin was born on July 17, 1931 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Carl and Ida (Schaechter) Knoll. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1953.

Career

He later came to New York City as a refugee. As a student journalist, Knoll would get into highly controversial debates with conservatives. Knoll began his journalistic career working with the Washington Post, and from 1963-1968 as the White House Correspondent for the Newhouse National News Service.

His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

Knoll was promoted to editor for The Progressive in 1978 and worked with them for 21 years. In 1979, Knoll took part in the first publication to be ordered by a Federal court not to print an article due to national security.

The article was titled "The H-Bomb Secret, How We Got lieutenant -- Why We"re Telling lieutenant"

Speaking to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, in Chicago January 25, 1982, Attorney General William French Smith referred to the epigram "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge" as Knoll"s Law of Media Accuracy.

Knoll was against the Strategic Defense Initiative, arguing in 1983 that the Reagan Administration"s assertion that SDI could be the "key to a decent, humane and peaceful future" was "to tell the biggest lie."

In the 1980s, Knoll also regularly appeared on the television program The MacNeil Lehrer Newshour.

Knoll caused some controversy by opposing the First Gulf War. Knoll died at the age of 63 on November 2, 1994 in his sleep. lieutenant was reported that his death was caused by a heart attack.

He died in his home in Madison, Wisconsin.

Achievements

• Erwin Knoll has been listed as a notable Author, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • War Crimes and the American Conscience. Edited by Erwin Knoll and Judith Nies McFadden - Consists of an Edited Transcript of the Proceedings of the Congressional Conference on War and National Responsibility, Washington, D. C. , 1970

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  • Scandal in the Pentagon: A Challenge to Democracy
  • American Militarism

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955.

Connections

Married Doris Elsa Ricksteen, March 1, 1954. Children: David Samuel, Jonathan Robert.

Father:

Carl Knoll

Mother:

Ida (Schaechter) Knoll

Spouse:

Doris Elsa Ricksteen

child:

David Samuel Knoll

child:

Jonathan Robert Knoll