Background
Atwater, James David was born on October 25, 1928 in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Henry and Vesta Buffum (Gannett) Atwater.
Atwater, James David was born on October 25, 1928 in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Henry and Vesta Buffum (Gannett) Atwater.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1950.
Corresponding, writer, Time magazine, 1953-1962, 73-77; senior editor, Time magazine, 1978-1983; senior journalist-in-residence, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, spring 1981; contributing editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1963-1966; senior editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1966-1969; correspondent, The Reader's Digest, London, 1970-1972; dean School Journalism,, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1983-1989; professor of journalism, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1989-1996; Atwood professor journalism, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1991-1993.
Special assistant to President United States, 1969-1970. Member school board Union Free School District 2, Town Greenburgh, New York, 1965-1969, 74-76, president, 1968, 75. Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1950-1953.
Married Patricia Anne Levington, January 15, 1955. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Stephen Gannett, Christopher Perry, Andrew, Katharine, Jennifer.