John Franklin Carter

John Franklin Carter
Born John Franklin Carter
(1897-04-27)April 27, 1897
Fall River, Massachusetts
United States
Died November 28, 1967(1967-11-28) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C.
United States
Nationality American
Other names Jay Franklin
Diplomat
Unofficial Observer
Education Yale University
Occupation journalist, columnist, novelist, biographer, speech writer
Employer London Daily Chronicle
New York Times
Liberty
Vanity Fair
Harry S. Truman
Known for We The People (1936-1948)
Parent(s) Rev. John Franklin Carter

John Franklin Carter aka Jay Franklin aka Diplomat aka Unofficial Observer (1897–1967) was an American journalist, columnist, biographer and novelist. He notably wrote the syndicated column, "We the People", under his pen name Jay Franklin. He wrote over 30 books on a variety of subjects including his detective novels about the character Dennis Tyler. In his column, he was notably one of the few who predicted Truman's victory in the 1948 presidential election.

Biography

Carter was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on April 27, 1897 as one of seven children of Rev. John Franklin Carter. He attended Yale University, where he served as chairman of campus humor magazine The Yale Record[1]

He left Yale early to serve as a representative of the Williamstown Institute of Politics in Italy. Afterwards, he became the Rome correspondent for the London Daily Chronicle and the New York Times.

In 1928, Carter began working for the State Department as an economic specialist.

He then became a correspondent for the magazines Liberty and Vanity Fair.

He wrote the syndicated column, "We, The People" from 1936 to 1948 under his pen name "Jay Franklin". It chronicled the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman Administrations.

In 1948, Carter worked as a speech writer for Harry S. Truman.

Carter died in Washington, D.C., on November 28, 1967 at the age of 70. His books "The New Dealers" (1934) and "American Messiahs" (1935) remain valuable sources for historians of the New Deal era.

Works

Detective novels written as "Diplomat"

Partial list of other novels

Political Narrative written as "Unofficial Observer"

References

  1. Wilder, Thornton N., Stephen Vincent Benet, John Franklin Carter, Jr. et al., ed. (April, 1918) "Memorabilia Yalensia". The Yale Literary Magazine. New Haven: Yale Lit. p. 355.

For more on Carter's role in war-time intelligence, see

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