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Patterson, William Dudley was born on July 25, 1910 in Kernville, California, United States. Son of Harold Lindsay and Louise (Dudley) Patterson.
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Patterson, William Dudley was born on July 25, 1910 in Kernville, California, United States. Son of Harold Lindsay and Louise (Dudley) Patterson.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1932.
Newspaperman specializing in public affairs, 1932-1939;
domestic, foreign assignments, New York dailies and A.P., 1939-1942;
assistant to, American ambassador, Madrid, 1942;
staff, New Republic, 1946-1948;
vice president, Fred Smith & Company (public relations), 1948-1950;
staff, Sat. Review, 1950-1986;
associate public, Sat. Review, 1951-1968;
public, Sat.
Review, 1968-1972;
vice president, secretary, Sat. Review, Inc., 1962-1969;
executive vice president, Sat. Review, Inc., 1970-1972;
vice president, public, director, Saturday Review Industries, Inc., 1972-1973;
consultant on travel and tourism, 1973-1986;
Chairman of the Board, Travel & Tourism Cons.
International, Inc., 1975-1986. Official rapporteur and special representative United Nations, International Union Official Travel Orgns. Assistant director Office of War Information, London, European Theatre of Operations, 1943-1944.
Transferred Psychological WarfareDiv., Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, Germany, 1944-1945. Travel advising committee Department Commerce, Department Interior. Member United States delegate United Nations Conference International Travel, Rome, 1963.
Delegate White House Conference International Cooperative, 1965. Chairman ICY Sub-Committee on International Travel. Member President's Special Travel Task Force, 1967-1968.
Co-chairman President's Travel Commission, 1971-1973. Member United States travel mission to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974. Chairman advising committee graduate program travel studies New School U., 1975-1980.
Member of Century, Yale, Sky, Wings (New York City). National Press (Washington).
Married Ellen Day, September 1, 1934. Children: Gwen, Day, Philip.