Daniels, Jonathan W. (Jonathan Worth), 1902-1981

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Daniels, Jonathan W. (Jonathan Worth), 1902-1981

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Bio: Jonathan W. Daniels was born April 26, 1902 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1921, and received his M.A. degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1922. From 1922 to 1923, he was a law student at Columbia University in New York City, being admitted to the North Carolina bar in late 1923. From late 1923 to early 1924 he was a reporter for The Louisville Times in Kentucky. From 1924 to 1928 Daniels was a police reporter and Washington correspondent (1925) for the Raleigh News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. He authored his first novel, Clash of Angels, in 1930. He was a Guggenheim Fellow from 1930 to 1931, and served on the editorial staff of Fortune magazine in New York City through 1932. From 1947 to 1970 he was the Executive Editor, Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. In 1942 he also became the Assistant Director of the Office of Civil Defense, and from 1943 to 1945, the Administrative Assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He became Roosevelt's Press Secretary in 1945. From 1947 to 1952, Daniels was a member of the Democratic National Committee in North Carolina, and from 1947 t0 1953 he was the U.S. member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. From 1947 to 1970 he was the Executive Editor, Editor (1948) of the Raleigh News and Observer.

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LBJ Connection: Editor, Raleigh News and Observer, in Raleigh, North Carolina