Background
Pincus, Walter Haskell was born on December 24, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Jonas and Clare (Glassman) Pincus.
Pincus, Walter Haskell was born on December 24, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Jonas and Clare (Glassman) Pincus.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1954; postgraduate, Georgetown University, since 1995.
With Wall St. Journal, 1957—1958. Consultant Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1962-1963. Special writer Washington Evening Star, 1963-1966.
Editor, reporter Washington Post, 1966-1969. Chief consultant Symington subcommittee Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1969-1970. Associate editor New Republic, 1972-1974, executive editor, 1974-1975.
Special writer Washington Post, since 1975. Consultant NBC News, 1971-1979, Columbia Broadcasting System News, 1979-1986, NBC News, 1987-1988, Washingon Post Company, since 1989. Visiting lecturer Yale University, 1988, 2002, Stanford University, since 2003.
With United States Army, 1955-1957.
Trustee Shakespeare Theater, since 1988, co-chairman education committee, 1989—1991, chairman nominating committee, 1992—1996, member executive committee, 1992—2007. Member of Council Foreign Relations, Yale Club Washington.
Married Betty Meskin, September 12, 1954. 1 child Andrew John; Married Ann Witsell Terry, May 1, 1965. Children: Ward Haskell, Adam Witsell, Cornelia Battle Terry.