Background
Myers, Robert John was born on January 1, 1924 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Hallet Frederick and Grace (Mattern) Myers.
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Myers, Robert John was born on January 1, 1924 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Hallet Frederick and Grace (Mattern) Myers.
Student, DePauw University, 1942-1943; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1959.
Area analyst, Department Army, Japan, 1949-1955; 2d secretary, Indonesia and Cambodia, 1956-1965; co-founder, public, Washington magazine, 1965-1968; public, New Republic magazine, Washington, 1968-1979; vice-president, director, Liveright Public Company. New York City, 1969-1974; vice president, The New Republic Books, Inc., 1975-1979; president, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, since 1980.
Member Madeira School Board, Greenway, Virginia, 1970-1978, president, 1975-1978. Servedwith Army of the United States, 1943-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member Asia Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Lauchlin Watson, September 21, 1953. Children: Timothy, Holly, Lynn.