James Reston, Jr.

James Reston, Jr.
Born James Barrett Reston, Jr.
(1943-09-01) September 1, 1943
New York City, USA
Residence Chevy Chase, Maryland
Nationality American
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation
  • Author
  • Journalist
Parent(s) James Reston

James Barrett Reston, Jr. (born September 1, 1943) is an American author and journalist. His father was the American journalist James Reston.

Early life

Reston was born in New York City September 1, 1943[1] and raised in Washington, D.C.. He earned his BA in philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) while on a Morehead Scholarship. At UNC, he was an All-South soccer player, and retains the single game scoring record for the university (5 goals against NC State, October 18, 1962). He attended Oxford University during his junior year.

Career

Reston was an assistant to U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall (1964–1965) and served in the U.S. Army (1965–1968) as an intelligence officer. He was a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina (1971–81). Reston is a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington D.C.[2] and has been a fellow at the American Academy in Rome and a scholar in residence at the Library of Congress.

Reston is the author of 13 books, three plays, and numerous articles in national magazines. His works of both fiction and non-fiction cover mostly historical and political topics. He was awarded the Prix Italia and the Dupont-Columbia Award for his 1983 90-minute radio documentary on National Public Radio, Father Cares: the Last of Jonestown. Three of his works, Galileo: A Life, The Last Apocalypse, and Warriors of God, have been translated into ten foreign languages. Warriors of God and Collision at Home Plate have been optioned by Hollywood. His latest work, The Accidental Victim, is a non-fiction book about John F. Kennedy's assassination which argues that Texas Governor John Connally was Lee Harvey Oswald's intended victim.[3]

Reston's articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time, The New York Times Magazine, George, Esquire, American Theatre, Playboy, and Rolling Stone. In recent years he has lectured widely in the United States and overseas on the millennium and the Crusades, citing their relevance to modern issues.

Personal life

Reston is married, has three children, and lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He is depicted in the 2008 film Frost/Nixon, portrayed by Sam Rockwell.[4]

Bibliography

Books

Articles

Reston, Jr., James (28 January 1985). "A Reporter at Large: You Cannot Refine It". The New Yorker 60 (50): 35–71.  General William Tecumseh Sherman.

References

  1. ↑ St. Albans School for Boys Class of 1959 yearbook
  2. ↑ James Reston, Jr, Wilson Center Experts, Wilson Center
  3. ↑ "James Reston Biography".
  4. ↑ Manhola Dargis (2008-12-05). "Mr. Frost, Meet Mr. Nixon". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  5. ↑ Polly Morrice (2006-03-26). "What Not to Expect". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-04.

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