Charles Peters
American journalist, editor, and author (1926–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Given Peters Jr. (December 22, 1926 – November 23, 2023) was an American journalist, editor, and author. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly magazine and the author of We Do Our Part: Toward A Fairer and More Equal America (Random House, 2017). Writing in The New York Times, Jonathan Martin called the book a "well timed … cri de coeur" and "a desperate plea to his country and party to resist the temptations of greed, materialism and elitism."
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Born | Charles Given Peters Jr. (1926-12-22)December 22, 1926 |
Died | November 23, 2023(2023-11-23) (aged 96) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Columbia University (BA, MA) University of Virginia School of Law (JD) |
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Known for | Founding the Washington Monthly |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Hubbell (m. 1957) |
Children | 1 |
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1960–1962 | |
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