Elmer Davis Biography

Elmer Davis, Journalist
Born asElmer Holmes Davis
Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
BornJanuary 13, 1890
Aurora, Indiana, US
DiedMay 18, 1958
Washington, D.C., US
CauseHeart attack
Aged68 years
Elmer Davis was an American information reporter, author, and also commentator, born on January 13, 1890, in Aurora, Indiana. He was just one of one of the most popular radio analysts throughout World War II as well as worked as the Supervisor of the United States Workplace of War Information (OWI).

Davis matured in Aurora, Indiana, where he participated in high school. After finishing, he participated in Franklin College, Indiana, and finished with a degree in history in 1910. He then participated in Harvard University, where he gained a master's level in journalism four years later on.

After completing his education, Davis started working as a journalist, initially as a reporter for the New york city Times and also eventually as a freelance writer for various publications, including Harper's Magazine and also The Saturday Night Post. His work was extensively respected for its neutrality, precision, and objective reporting.

Throughout the Second World War, Davis became one of one of the most preferred radio commentators in the USA. His every night programs, which got to over 20 million people, were recognized for their insightful and also straightforward analysis of the war's progression. He was also a respected author, releasing countless write-ups in major papers as well as publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Message, and Life Magazine.

In 1942, Head of state Roosevelt appointed Davis the Director of the USA Workplace of Battle Details, a setting he held until 1945. In this duty, Davis was accountable for forming American popular opinion on the battle initiative, mainly via the media. He was specifically reliable in promoting the concept of the 4 Freedoms: Free Speech, Flexibility of Praise, Flexibility from Want, and also Flexibility from Worry.

After the battle, Davis continued to work as a journalist as well as analyst, holding a number of radio as well as tv shows. In later years, he focused his interest on writing, releasing several publications, including his memoirs. His most renowned job, "Yet We Were Born Free", was released in 1954 and chronicled his experience helping the OWI.

Elmer Davis died of a cardiovascular disease on May 18, 1958, at his house in Beverly Hills, California. He was a talented writer, journalist, as well as commentator, who used his abilities to form American popular opinion throughout one of the most turbulent times in the nation's history.

Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Elmer.

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7 Famous quotes by Elmer Davis

Small: This republic was not established by cowards and cowards will not preserve it
"This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it"
Small: This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave"
Small: When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal tr
"When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth"
Small: This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men ma
"This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error"
Small: One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own
"One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected to be an authority on every subject under the sun"
Small: This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave
"This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave"
Small: The first and great commandment is, dont let them scare you
"The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you"