Background
Drummond, Roscoe was born on January 13, 1902 in Theresa, New York, United States. Son of John Henry and Georgia Estella (Peppers) Drummond.
Drummond, Roscoe was born on January 13, 1902 in Theresa, New York, United States. Son of John Henry and Georgia Estella (Peppers) Drummond.
1 child, Geoffrey (deceased). Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Syracuse University, 1924. Doctor of Letters, Dartmouth College, 1947.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Principia College, Elsah, Illinois.
Doctor of Laws, Syracuse University, 1955. Postgraduate, Ricker College, 1962.
Reporter for Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 1924, continuing as assistant city editor, assistant to executive editor, chief editorial writer, European editorial manager, general news editor, member editorial board, executive editor, 1934-1940. Chief Washington News Bureau, 1940-1953.
Creator State of the Nation.
On leave as director information Economic Commission for Africa in Europe, Paris, 1949-1951. Chief Washington Bureau New York Herald Tribune, 1953-1955. And author syndicated column Washington.
Now Washington columnist for Los Angeles Times Syndicate and
Christian Science Monitor.
He is known for his long association with The Christian Science Monitor and his syndicated column, "State of the Nation", which he wrote for more than 50 years. In 1924, on the day he received his degree in journalism from Syracuse University, he joined the staff of The Christian Science Monitor. He worked as a reporter, assistant city editor, assistant to executive editor and chief editorial writer between the years 1924 and 1930.
In 1940 he was named chief of the bureau in Washington, District of Columbia, a position he held until 1953.
From 1953 to 1955 he was chief of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald Tribune. Drummond took a leave to serve as European director of information for the Marshall Plan (1949–1951) with the Economic Cooperation Administration in Paris.
Drummond is best known for a political column he wrote for more than 50 years, called "State of the Nation". He began writing the column in 1951, succeeding Joseph C. Harsch.
He stopped writing the column in 1981 after he was injured in an automobile accident.
He was co-author (with Gaston Coblentz) of Duel at the Brink (1960), a book about Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Drummond was writing his memoirs and a mystery novel at the time of his death at the New Jersey nursing home where he had lived since his car accident in 1981. Drummond died of a heart ailment September 30, 1983.
Syndicated by the Los Angeles Times, the column was carried by 150 newspapers in the United States. and abroad, and reflected Drummond"s Republican point of view.
Drummond covered nine Presidents during his career, and was also director of information for the Marshall Plan and a founding member of Freedom House. He was European editorial manager (1930-1933). General news editor and member of editorial board (1933-1934).
And executive editor (1934-1940).
A founding member of Freedom House in 1941, he was a member of the board of trustees (1962-1967) and served as its vice-chairman
Married Charlotte Bruner, September 11, 1926 (deceased). Married Carol Cramer, June 1, 1978. 1 child, Geoffrey (deceased).