Background
Horst, Jerald Franklin ter was born on July 11, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of John Henry and Maude (Van Strien) ter Horst.
Horst, Jerald Franklin ter was born on July 11, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of John Henry and Maude (Van Strien) ter Horst.
Student, Michigan State University, 1941-1942; Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1947.
Reporter, Grand Rapids Press, 1946-1951; member of staff, Detroit News, 1953-1974; city and state political writer, Detroit News, 1953-1957; Washington correspondent, Detroit News, 1958-1960; chief, Detroit News (Washington bureau), 1961-1974; White House press secretary to, President, 1974; columnist, Detroit News/Universal Press Syndicate, 1974-1981; national director public affairs, Ford Motor Company, 1981-1991; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, Yugoslavia, 1959, 70; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, Israel, 1960; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy and France, 1963, 69; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, Vietnam, India and Pakistan, 1966, 70; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, China, 1972; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, Moscow, 1974; foreign assignments include Berlin crisis, Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference, Africa, 1978. Writer North America Newspaper Alliance, 1958-1974.
Board directors National Press Foundation, 1982-1998, WETA-television (Channel 26), 1988-1999, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 1992-2002. Chairman Gridiron Foundation, 1978-2005, Graduate School Political Management, George Washington University, 1985-1996. Officer United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946, 51-52.
Member Public Relations Society of America, Society Professional Journalists, Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Gridiron, National Press. Overseas Writers.
Married Louise Jeffers Roth, January 20, 1945(deceased March 21, 2009). Children: Karen Bayens Morris, Margaret Fulton Robinson, Peter Roth, Martha Morgan Lubin.