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Washington, D.C.

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Descriptive Summary Edson, Arthur L. Arthur L. Edson papers, 1950-1968 MS2087 9 Linear feet Collection consists of teletype printouts, correspondence, note pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and more. They range in date from 1950 to 1968. They cover US politics, presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention and biographical information and interviews from delegates, candidates, and prominent figures. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

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Historical or Biographical Note

Arthur Edson (-1969) brought the Associated Press into the American Newspaper Guild and was a writer for "US News and World Report."

Arthur Edson graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism during the Depression. His first job was as a sports writer for an Oklahoma paper. He joined the Associated Press (AP) Kansas City Bureau in 1938. He moved to Washington, D.C. on the early 1940's and was, along with other top AP writers, instrumental in bringing the AP into the American Newspaper Guild. By 1948, he was a top feature writer for AP. He covered presidential politics for twenty-four years and did may feature stories for the AP. He moved to "US News and World Report" in 1968 and was due to take a top position there when his career was cut short by the discovery of cancer.* Arthur Edson died in January 1969.

* Information above supplied by Warner Ragsdale, Jr., a close friend of Edson's.

Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of teletype printouts, correspondence, note pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and more. They range in date from 1950 to 1968. They cover US politics, presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention and biographical information and interviews from delegates, candidates, and prominent figures.

Collection Organization

Organized in one series.

Subject Terms Individuals Edson, Arthur L. Corporate Entities Associated Press American Newspaper Guild Topics Arthur L. Edson papers Politics and government Political campaigns Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2087 Series 1 Papers, 1950-1968 9 Linear feet

This series consists of correspondence, teletype printouts, notes pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and articles. They cover the Presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention, US politics, and biographical information about delegates and prominent figures. Some of the prominent figures include John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Charles A. Lindbergh, Eugene McCarthy, John Pastore, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Felix Frankfurter, Barry Goldwater, Carl Hayden, Ezra Taft Benson, Adam Clayton Powell, and Harry S. Truman to name a few.

1 Papers, undated

1 1 Correspondence, 1950-1968

1 2 "D", 1960

1 3 Acheson, Dean, undated

1 4 Appalachia, undated

1 5 Arkansas, undated

1 6 Benson, Ezra Taft, undated

1 7 Brock, William, undated

1 8 Bureaucrats, undated

1 9 Bureau of Budget, undated

1 10 Campaign Cost, undated

1 11 Campaign Cost, undated

1 12 Campaign Hoodlumism, undated

1 13 Campaigns (Dangers of), undated

1 14 College Students, 1967

1 15 Congress - Ain't What it Used to Be, undated

1 16 Congress - Ethics, undated

1 17 Congress - Filibuster - Oratory, undated

1 18 Congress - General, undated

1 19 Congress - Limiting Service Therein, undated

1 20 Congress on TV, undated

1 21 Congress - Senate vs House, undated

1 22 Constitution, undated

2 Papers, undated

2 23 Democrats, undated

2 24 Diplomats, undated

2 25 Dirksen, Everett, undated

2 26 Eisenhower, Dwight D. (See also Ike's Clothes), undated

2 27 Election Day Notes, undated

2 28 Election Notes, Reforms, undated

2 29 Ex-Presidents, undated

2 30 Ford, Gerald, undated

2 31 Foreign Students, undated

2 32 Frankfurter, Felix, undated

2 33 Goldwater, Barry, undated

2 34 Government (Big), undated

2 35 Government Information Men, undated

2 36 Hayden, Carl, undated

2 37 Ike's Clothes (Dwight D. Eisenhower), undated

2 38 Inaugurations, undated

2 39 Inaugurations, undated

3 Papers, undated

3 40 Johnson, Lady Bird, undated

3 41 Johnson, Lyndon Baines, undated

3 42 Kennedy, John F., undated

3 43 Kennedy, Robert, undated

3 44 Kennedy, Robert, undated

3 45 Knowland, William, undated

3 46 Latimer, Dr. John F., undated

3 47 Lincoln - Funeral Train Memorial Evaluated, undated

3 48 Lindbergh, Charles A., undated

3 49 Lobbying, undated

3 50 McCarthy, Eugene, undated

3 51 Mail, undated

3 52 Massachusetts (includes material on Edward Brook), undated

3 53 Mitchell, Howard and Moyers, Bill (see also Presidents and Press), undated

3 54 National Debt, undated

3 55 Negros (Politics), undated

3 56 Conventions, Politics, 1964

4 Papers, undated

4 1 Politics, 1966

4 2 Campaign - Spring Interviews, 1968

4 3 Election, 1968

4 4 Election, 1968

4 5 Election - States, 1968

4 6 Nixon, Richard, undated

4 7 Ohio (includes material on John Glenn. Robert Taft, Jr.), undated

4 8 Parliamentarian, undated

4 9 Pastore, John, undated

4 10 Political Name-Calling, undated

4 11 Political Presidential Campaigns, History, and Conventions, undated

4 12 Politicians, undated

4 13 Politics, 1962-1964

5 Papers, undated

5 14 Politics (Edson pieces), undated

5 15 Politics - Elections, 1967

5 16 Politics - Value of Name, undated

5 17 Polls, undated

5 18 Poor, undated

5 19 Powell, Adam Clayton, undated

5 20 Presidential Campaigns (includes Whistle-Stopping), undated

5 21 Presidential Grief, undated

5 22 Presidential Nominations - Rejected, undated

5 23 President and Cabinet, undated

5 24 Presidents - Absence from Washington, undated

5 25 Presidents and Gifts, undated

5 26 Presidents and Press, undated

5 27 Presidents and Press, undated

5 28 Presidents and Press (Mostly Moyers), undated

5 29 President's Health, undated

6 Papers, undated

6 30 Presidents - Miscellaneous, undated

6 31 Presidents - Personal, undated

6 32 President's Succession and Running Again, undated

6 33 President's Vetoes, undated

6 34 Republican Party, undated

6 35 Rhodes Scholars, undated

6 36 Ribicoff, Abraham, undated

6 37 Scotus and Courts, undated

6 38 Senate, undated

6 39 Star Spangled Banner, undated

6 40 Stassen, Harold, undated

6 41 State Department Trip, undated

6 42 Symington, Stuart, undated

6 43 Taxation, undated

6 44 Truman, Harry S., undated

6 45 USIA, undated

6 46 Udall, Stuart, undated

6 47 Vice Presidency, undated

6 48 Washington D.C., undated

6 49 Washington D.C., undated

6 50 Weaver, Robert C., undated

6 51 Welfare State, undated

6 52 White House, undated

6 53 Writing--especially political, undated