Background
Braden, Tom was born on February 22, 1917 in Greene, Iowa, United States. Son of Thomas Wardell and Louise (Garl) Braden.
Braden, Tom was born on February 22, 1917 in Greene, Iowa, United States. Son of Thomas Wardell and Louise (Garl) Braden.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1940. Master of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1964. Doctor of Letters, Franklin College Indiana, 1979.
Newspaperman, instructor English Dartmouth, 1946, assistant to president and assistant professor, 1947—1948. Executive secretary Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1949. Director American Committee on United Europe, 1950.
Editor, public Blade Tribune, Oceanside, California, 1954—1968. Columnist Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1968—1986. Commentator Cable News Network, Columbia Broadcasting System, NBC, 1978—1989.
Creator, host Crossfire, 1982—1991. With King's Royal Rifle Corps British Army, 1941-1944, Africa and Italy, translations to infantry Army of the United States, 1944, served as a parachutist office of Strategic Service.
Member California Board Education, 1959—1967. Past president Trustee California State College, 1961—1964, Dartmouth, 1964—1974, Carnegie Endowment, 1970—1982.
Married Joan E. Ridley, December 18, 1948 (deceased 1999). Children: David, Mary, Joan, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Thomas Wardell III(deceased), Nicholas.