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| − | [[Image:Peggy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peggy Noonan]] '''Peggy Noonan''' (born Margaret Ellen Noonan on September 7, 1950, in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]) is a columnist for The [[Wall Street Journal]] and best selling [[author]] of eight [[book]]s mostly on [[politics]] and [[religion]]. Her columns have also appeared in [[Forbes]], [[Time]], [[Newsweek]], the [[Washington Post]], and the [[New York Times]]. <ref>http://www.peggynoonan.com/biography.php</ref> | + | [[Image:Peggy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peggy Noonan]] '''Peggy Noonan''' (born Margaret Ellen Noonan on September 7, 1950, in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]) is a columnist for The [[Wall Street Journal]] and best selling [[author]] of eight [[book]]s mostly on [[politics]] and [[religion]]. Her columns have also appeared in [[Forbes]], [[Time]], [[Newsweek]], the [[Washington Post]], and the [[New York Times]]. <ref>[http://www.peggynoonan.com/biography.php PeggyNoonan.com: Biography]</ref> |
Noonan holds honorary doctorates from Adelphi University, St. John Fisher College, [[Miami University]], and her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University. After serving as a producer for [[CBS]] [[News]], she worked as a speech writer for [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[administration]]. She wrote Reagan's famous 1986 speech after the [[Space]] Shuttle Challenger disaster. During the 1988 Presidential Election she also wrote memorable phrases for then-[[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] such as "a kinder, gentler nation" and "a thousand points of light." | Noonan holds honorary doctorates from Adelphi University, St. John Fisher College, [[Miami University]], and her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University. After serving as a producer for [[CBS]] [[News]], she worked as a speech writer for [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[administration]]. She wrote Reagan's famous 1986 speech after the [[Space]] Shuttle Challenger disaster. During the 1988 Presidential Election she also wrote memorable phrases for then-[[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] such as "a kinder, gentler nation" and "a thousand points of light." | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
| − | *What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era (1990) | + | *''What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era'' (1990) |
| − | *Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (1994) | + | *''Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'' (1994) |
| − | *Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance, and Clarity (1998) | + | *''Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance, and Clarity'' (1998) |
| − | *Character Above All (1999) | + | *''Character Above All'' (1999) |
| − | *The Case Against [[Hillary Clinton]] (2000) | + | *''The Case Against [[Hillary Clinton]]'' (2000) |
| − | *When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan (2001) | + | *''When Character Was King: A Story of [[Ronald Reagan]]'' (2001) |
| − | *A Heart, A Cross And A Flag (2003) | + | *''A Heart, A Cross And A Flag'' (2003) |
| − | *John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father (2005) | + | *''John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father'' (2005) |
| − | *Patriotic Grace: What it is and Why We Need it Now (2008) | + | *''Patriotic Grace: What it is and Why We Need it Now'' (2008) |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Noonan, Peggy}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Noonan, Peggy}} | ||
[[Category:Women Authors]] | [[Category:Women Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Conservative Commentators]] | [[Category:Conservative Commentators]] | ||
Revision as of 17:01, November 7, 2009
Peggy Noonan (born Margaret Ellen Noonan on September 7, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York) is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and best selling author of eight books mostly on politics and religion. Her columns have also appeared in Forbes, Time, Newsweek, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. [1]
Noonan holds honorary doctorates from Adelphi University, St. John Fisher College, Miami University, and her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University. After serving as a producer for CBS News, she worked as a speech writer for President Ronald Reagan's administration. She wrote Reagan's famous 1986 speech after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. During the 1988 Presidential Election she also wrote memorable phrases for then-Vice President George H. W. Bush such as "a kinder, gentler nation" and "a thousand points of light."
In 2008 her views seemed to stray from her previously conservative viewpoints, as she criticized John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for vice president. In a scathing opinion piece, she railed against Palin as inexperienced.
Books
- What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era (1990)
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (1994)
- Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance, and Clarity (1998)
- Character Above All (1999)
- The Case Against Hillary Clinton (2000)
- When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan (2001)
- A Heart, A Cross And A Flag (2003)
- John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father (2005)
- Patriotic Grace: What it is and Why We Need it Now (2008)