Roberts, Chalmers (McGeagh)
ROBERTS, Chalmers (McGeagh)
ROBERTS, Chalmers (McGeagh). American, b. 1910. Genres: International relations/Current affairs. Career: Contributor, Washington Post, since 1971 (Reporter, 1933-34; rejoined newspaper, 1949; Chief Diplomatic Reporter, 1959-71). Reporter, Pittsburgh Bureau, Associated Press, 1934-35, Toledo News-Bee, 1936-38, and Japan Times, Tokyo, 1938-39; Assistant Managing Ed., Washington Daily News, 1939-41; Sunday Ed., Washington Times-Herald, 1941; with the Office of War Information, London and Washington, 1941-43; with Life mag., 1946-47, and the Washington Star, 1947-49. Publications: Washington Past and Present, 1950; Can We Meet the Russians Half Way, 1958; The Nuclear Years: The Arms Race and Arms Control, 1945-70, 1970; First Rough Draft, 1973; The Washington Post: The First 100 Years, 1977, rev. ed. as In the Shadow of Power, 1989; How Did I Get Here So Fast?, 1991. Address: 6699 MacArthur Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20816, U.S.A.