Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925-

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From the description of Reminiscences of Ogden Rogers Reid : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308232

Ogden Rogers Reid was born in New York City in 1925. He graduated from Yale University in 1949, his school years interrupted by service in World War II. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune (1950-1953), before serving as president of the paper's European edition (1953-1959) and vice president (1954-1955) and president/editor of the New York Herald, Inc. (1955-1959). Reid served on the board of directors of the Panama Canal Company (1956-1959) and as Ambassador to Israel (1959-1961). He also served as a U.S. Congressman from New York, first as a Republican (1962-1972) and then as a Democrat (1972-1974). He was defeated as the Democratic candidate for governor of New York in 1974. Reid then served as state commissioner for environmental conservation (1975-1976).

From the description of Ogden Rogers Reid papers, 1925-1982 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122563001

From the description of Ogden Rogers Reid papers, 1925-1982 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702157859

Ogden Rogers Reid was born in New York City in 1925. He graduated from Yale University in 1949, his school years interrupted by service in World War II. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune (1950-1953), before serving as president of the paper's European edition (1953-1959) and vice president (1954-1955) and president/editor of the New York Herald, Inc. (1955-1959). Reid served on the board of directors of the Panama Canal Company (1956-1959) and as Ambassador to Israel (1959-1961). He also served as a U.S. Congressman from New York, first as a Republican (1962-1972) and then as a Democrat (1972-1974). He was defeated as the Democratic candidate for governor of New York in 1974. Reid then served as state commissioner for environmental conservation (1975-1976).

  • 1925: Born in New York City, son of Helen Miles and Ogden Reid, editor and publisher of the New York Herald Tribune
  • 1938 - 1940 : Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs
  • 1940 - 1943 : Deerfield Academy
  • 1943: Yale University
  • 1943 - 1946 : U.S. Army, Eleventh Airborne Division
  • 1946 - 1949 : Yale University, A.B. Class of 1949
  • 1949: Marriage to Mary Louise Stewart
  • 1950 - 1953 : Employed as reporter, columnist (and in various departments, e.g., circulation, mechanical, advertising, accounting, promotion) at the New York Herald Tribune
  • 1953 - 1959 : President, New York Herald Tribune, S.A. (European edition)
  • 1954 - 1955 : Vice-President, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.
  • 1955 - 1959 : President and Editor, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.
  • 1956 - 1959 : Board of Directors, Panama Canal Company
  • 1957 - 1960 : Board of Directors, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • 1959 - 1961 : United States Ambassador to Israel
  • 1961 - 1962 : Chairman, New York State Commission for Human Rights and New York State International Official Visitors Office in Governor Nelson Rockefeller's cabinet
  • 1962 - 1972 : U.S. House of Representatives, (Republican) New York State's 26th Congressional District (reapportioned in 1972 to 24th District); Committees: Education and Labor, Government Operations
  • 1972: Switches to Democratic Party and wins re-election in 24th District; assigned to Foreign Affairs Committee
  • 1974: Loses bid for nomination as Democratic candidate for governorship of New York State; leaves House of Representatives at end of 93rd Congress
  • 1975 - 1976 : New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation

From the guide to the Ogden Rogers Reid papers, 1925-1982, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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