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Born: September 23, 1889 - New York, New York
Died: December 14, 1974 - New York, New York
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 ince public opinion is supposed to be a prime mover in democracies, one might reasonably expect to find a vast literature. One does not find it. There are excellent books on government and parties, that is, on the machinery which in theory registers public opinion after they are formed. But, on the sources from which these public opinions arise, on the processes by which they are derived, there is relatively little. The existence of a force called public opinion is in the main taken for granted."
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Teaching Topics in Social Studies
Lippmann's writing on public affairs, in newspapers, magazines, and books spanned over five decades - from WORLD WAR I and
THE TREATY VERSAILLES during the WILSON ADMINISTRATION to the VIETNAM WAR and THE GREAT SOCIETY of the JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION. Lippmann's political philosophy at various times embraced SOCIALISM, the platform of the DEMOCRATIC PARTY, and ultimately settled into a PRAGMATIC view which defied simple categorization.
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Lippmann wrote BOOKS, MAGAZINE
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articles, and NEWSPAPER columns, each of which
required different levels of nuance,
CONTEXTUAL knowledge, and complexity of prose. Much of his newspaper work has been classified as POLITICAL JOURNALISM, in which Lippmann sought to make sense of the news of the day while attaching his own OPINION and background knowledge to his writing.
| Facts About Walter Lippmann and Public Opinion |
- Lippmann won two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary for his "Today and Tommorrow" column which ran in The New York Herald Tribune
- A graduate of Harvard University, Lippmann was a founder of the Harvard Socialist Club and edited The Harvard Monthly
- The renowned "Muckraker" Lincoln Steffens hired Lippmann for his first job out of Harvard as his personal secretary
- Disavowing his early commitment to socialism, Lippmann became a Democrat in his mid-20s, working in the Wilson Administration to draft the 14 Points proposal to end war as an instrument in international relations following World War I
- Lippmann's pragmatic approach to American politics routinely upset Democrats and Republicans both, as seen in his opposition to American intervention in Korea and Vietnam, and his attacks on Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI)
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