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'''Josef Berger''', or '''Joseph Isadore Berger''' (May 12, 1903 - November 1971), was an [[United States|American]] journalist and [[Democratic National Committee]] speechwriter. According to the Venona files, Berger also worked for the KGB, although he was never arrested or charged with a crime.{{fact}}  Berger was born in Denver, Colorado in 1903 and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1924. He worked as a reporter for the "Kansas City Star" for a time.

'''Josef Berger''', or '''Joseph Isadore Berger''' (May 12, 1903 - November 1971), was an [[United States|American]] journalist and [[Democratic National Committee]] speechwriter. According to the Venona files, Berger also worked for the KGB, although he was never arrested or charged with a crime.<ref>[http://foia.fbi.gov/venona/venona.pdf FBI Verona Files]</ref> Berger was born in Denver, Colorado in 1903 and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1924. He worked as a reporter for the "Kansas City Star" for a time.

In 1934, he settled with his wife and daughter in Provincetown, Massachusetts where he tried to make it as a freelance writer. Berger had a hard time earning money and for about year lived in near poverty until he found a job with the [[New Deal]] government sponsored  Federal Writer's Project.

In 1934, he settled with his wife and daughter in Provincetown, Massachusetts where he tried to make it as a freelance writer. Berger had a hard time earning money and for about year lived in near poverty until he found a job with the [[New Deal]] government sponsored  Federal Writer's Project.