Blair Clark | |
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| Born | Ledyard Blair Clark August 22, 1917 |
| Died | June 6, 2000 (aged 82) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | St. Mark's School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Jessie Holladay Philbin
(m. 1941; div. 1960)Joanna Rostropowicz (m. 1971) |
| Children | Timothy Clark Cameron Clark Ian Clark Tomasz Malinowski (stepson) |
| Parent(s) | William Clark Marjory Bruce Blair |
| Relatives | Anne Clark Martindell (sister) C. Ledyard Blair (grandfather) |
Ledyard Blair Clark (August 22, 1917 – June 6, 2000)[1] was an American liberal journalist and political activist who played key roles both as a journalist and a political operator. He was general manager and vice president of CBS News from 1961 to 1964, and later became editor of The Nation magazine. He was Senator Eugene McCarthy's national campaign manager for the 1968 presidential nomination.