John Pierson (journalist)

John Pierson (March 17, 1937 – November 18, 2018)^[1] was an American journalist.

His work while at The Wall Street Journal earned him a place on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Pierson's articles detailed White House efforts to manipulate press coverage of Nixon.^[2]

References

1. "John Pierson, obituary". Penobscott Bay Pilot. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. Nelson, W. Dale (May 1, 2000). Who Speaks For the President?: The White House Press Secretary from Cleveland to Clinton. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815606321 – via Google Books.

• Pierson, John (December 28, 1971). An Ultraconservative Campaigns to Return Nixon to 'Right' Path. Wall Street Journal
• Pierson, John (February 4, 1972). From the Left and Right, McCloskey, Ashbrook Tug, Futilely, at Nixon. Wall Street Journal