Thomas Wardell Braden

Background

Braden, Thomas Wardell was born on February 22, 1918 in Greene, Iowa, United States. Son of Thomas Wardell and Louise (Garl) Braden.

Education

AB, Dartmouth College, 1940; AM, Dartmouth College, 1964; Doctor of Letters, Franklin College Indiana, 1979.

Career

Newspaperman; instructor English, Dartmouth, 1946; assistant to president and assistant professor, Dartmouth, 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.

Achievements

• Thomas Wardell Braden has been listed as a noteworthy News commentator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Eight Is Enough

    (Eight is Enough is the funny, moving account of a father'...)

  • By Thomas Wardell Braden - Eight Is Enough (1905-06-12) Hardcover

Membership

Member California Board Education, 1959-1967. Past president Trustee California State College, 1961-1964, Dartmouth, 1964-1974, Carnegie Endowment, 1970-1982. Served with King's Royal Rifle Corps British Army, Africa and Italy, 1941-1944.

Translations to infantry Army of the United States, 1944. M C.

Connections

Married Joan E. Ridley, December 18, 1948. Children: David, Mary, Joan, Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Thomas Wardell III (deceased), Nicholas R.

Father:

Thomas Wardell Braden

Mother:

Louise (Garl) Braden

Spouse:

Joan E. Ridley

child:

Thomas Wardell III Braden (deceased)

child:

Elizabeth Braden

child:

Susan Braden

child:

David Braden

child:

Joan Braden

child:

Nancy Braden

child:

Mary Braden

child:

Nicholas R. Braden