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Enamored of a reckless style of attack writing, Pegler grew careless of the facts after 1950.  His attack on correspondent Quentin Reynolds, where he referred to Reynolds as an 'absentee war correspondent' and said he was a '[[war profiteer]]' and a 'coward' led to a costly slander suit against him and his publishers, as a jury awarded Reynolds $175,000 in damages. Reynolds used far left NYC trial lawyer [[Louis Nizer]] as his attorney. In 1962, Pegler lost his contract with King Features Syndicate, owned by Hearst after he started criticizing Hearst executives. His late writing appeared sporadically in obscure publications, including the [[John Birch Society]]'s ''American Opinion'' and grew increasingly vituperative, violent, and unnoticed by the public that once read him eagerly.

Enamored of a reckless style of attack writing, Pegler grew careless of the facts after 1950.  His attack on correspondent Quentin Reynolds, where he referred to Reynolds as an 'absentee war correspondent' and said he was a '[[war profiteer]]' and a 'coward' led to a costly slander suit against him and his publishers, as a jury awarded Reynolds $175,000 in damages. Reynolds used far left NYC trial lawyer [[Louis Nizer]] as his attorney. In 1962, Pegler lost his contract with King Features Syndicate, owned by Hearst after he started criticizing Hearst executives. His late writing appeared sporadically in obscure publications, including the [[John Birch Society]]'s ''American Opinion'' and grew increasingly vituperative, violent, and unnoticed by the public that once read him eagerly.

==Personal Life==

==Personal life==

James Westbrook was born in [[Minneapolis]] to Arthur and Frances Pegler. In 1922, he married Julia Harpman. Julia died in 1955. In 1959, he married Pearl Doane. In 1961, he married Maud Towart. He died in [[Tucson]], Arizona in 1969, where he's buried.<ref>Pegler, James Westbrook. FindaGrave. | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/800/westbrook-pegler</ref>

James Westbrook was born in [[Minneapolis]] to Arthur and Frances Pegler. In 1922, he married Julia Harpman. Julia died in 1955. In 1959, he married Pearl Doane. In 1961, he married Maud Towart. He died in [[Tucson]], Arizona in 1969, where he's buried.<ref>Pegler, James Westbrook. FindaGrave. | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/800/westbrook-pegler</ref>

==Legacy==

==Legacy==

Like many older [[Dissident Journalists | dissident journalists]], Pegler has been neglected and largely forgotten for much of his crusading journalism. The bulk of his professional papers were donated in the 1950's to the [[Herbert Hoover Presidential Library]] in West Branch, Iowa.<ref>Pegler, James Westbrook. Manuscripts and Papers. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. | https://hoover.archives.gov/research/manuscript-collections/pegler</ref>

Like many older [[Dissident Journalists|dissident journalists]], Pegler has been neglected and largely forgotten for much of his crusading journalism. The bulk of his professional papers were donated in the 1950s to the [[Herbert Hoover Presidential Library]] in West Branch, Iowa.<ref>Pegler, James Westbrook. Manuscripts and Papers. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. | https://hoover.archives.gov/research/manuscript-collections/pegler</ref>

==Publications==

==Publications==