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Hendrik Hertzberg

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1943 · age 83

Hendrik Hertzberg is an American journalist, best known as the principal political commentator for The New Yorker magazine. He has also been a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and editor of The New Republic, and is the author of ¡Obámanos! The Rise of a New Political Era and Politics: Observations & Arguments.

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In 2009, Forbes named Hertzberg one of the "25 Most Influential Liberals in the U.S. Media," placing him at number seventeen.

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United States
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Journalists
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Journalist
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Born 1943 · age 83

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