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Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers, 2005
Personal data
Date of birthJune 5, 1934(age 76)
Place of birthHugo, Oklahoma, United States
Political partyIndependent
SpouseJudith Suzanne Moyers (née Davidson)
ChildrenWilliam Cope, Alice Suzanne, and John Davidson
ResidenceNew York City, New York, United States
OccupationJournalist
ReligionUnited Church of Christ
13th White House Press Secretary
In office1965 - 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded byGeorge Christian
Preceded byGeorge Reedy

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Bill Moyers (born June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson Administration from 1965 to 1967. He worked as a news commentator on television for ten years. Moyers has had an extensive involvement with public television, producing documentaries and news journal programs. He has won numerous awards and honorary degrees. He has become well known as a trenchant critic of the U.S. media. Since 1990, Moyers has been President of the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy. He lives in New York City, New York, United States.

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Baseball and the American Government - Patch Tweet this news
Patch--Likewise, as journalist -Bill Moyers- wrote, in his 1988 book, "The Secret Government," "When the founders of the American republic agreed on the Constitution ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:26:32 GMT+00:00
Bill Moyers Was Not Fired By PBS After Comparing GOP to Taliban… - Weasel Zippers Tweet this news
Weasel Zippers---Moyers- was a pioneer in deploying the conservatives-as-Taliban trope. Here's what he said in a speech last March 22: “When [producer] Sherry [Jones] and I ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:38:51 GMT+00:00
Hazelden VP William Moyers offers open conversation about kids at Project ... - Granite Falls Advocate Tribune Tweet this news
Granite Falls Advocate Tribune--Moyers, the son of PBS enws correspondent -Bill Moyers-, will headline the “Youth & Addition Community Forum” at 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 9, ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:52:38 GMT+00:00
US elections hinged on the economy - Bangkok Post Tweet this news
Bangkok Post--As journalist -Bill Moyers- pointed out last week in a speech honouring the late historian Howard Zinn: ''Between 2001 and 2008, about 40000 US manufacturing ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:49:10 GMT+00:00
Missing Bill Moyers -- and his wisdom, humor and passion for justice - MinnPost.com Tweet this news
MinnPost.com--Just as -Bill Moyers- and his weekly television show, "-Bill Moyers- Journal" on PBS, has gone. I don't begrudge his wanting to let go of demands of a weekly ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:33:17 GMT+00:00
TCA Press Tour: PBS' 'Need to Know' anchors know following Bill Moyers isn't easy - Los Angeles Times (blog) Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times (blog)--It's even harder when it's one that was once occupied by veteran journalist -Bill Moyers-. “Obviously you can't replace -Bill Moyers-,” said Alison Stewart, ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:13:48 GMT+00:00
An Adirondack adventure; working with Bill T. Jones - Schenectady Gazette (blog) Tweet this news
Schenectady Gazette (blog)---Bill Moyers-, this spring, did a special one-hour interview with Jones and showed clips from this piece and we in the Capital District were lucky enough to ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:21:58 GMT+00:00
DVDs Announced for Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers in the Classic PBS Program - TVShowsOnDVD.com Tweet this news
TVShowsOnDVD.com--Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with -Bill Moyers-: The seminal PBS series on world mythology! "Dazzling and still potently relevant" - San Francisco ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:29:51 GMT+00:00
Book Review: The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years ... - Blogcritics.org (blog) Tweet this news
Blogcritics.org (blog)--A Reader's Guide is included for book groups, and as a bonus, The Third Chapter includes the transcript from the author's interview on -Bill Moyers-' PBS ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:55:02 GMT+00:00
Free Speech TV & Co-Founder Jon Stout to Receive 2010 Professional Freedom ... - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Past recipients include -Bill Moyers-, George Seldes, Molly Ivins, Noam Chomsky, Nina Totenberg, and Studs Terkel. "I am proud to have General Manager Jon ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:05:26 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
George Reedy
White House Press Secretary
1965 - 1966
Succeeded by
George Christian
Media offices
Preceded by
None
Host of NOW
2002 - 2005
Succeeded by
David Brancaccio


PBS Television

DocumentariesIndependent Lens * P.O.V. * Wide Angle
DramaMasterpiece
Music & Fine ArtsArt21 * Austin City Limits * American Masters * From the Top * Great Performances * Keeping Score * Live from Lincoln Center
HistoryAmerican Experience * History Detectives * Secrets of the Dead
News and Public AffairsFrontline * Need to Know * PBS NewsHour * Nightly Business Report * Religion & Ethics Newsweekly * Tavis Smiley * Washington Week
How-To and Special InterestAntiques Roadshow * Everyday Food * MotorWeek * This Old House * The Victory Garden * The Woodwright's Shop
Science and NatureNature * NOVA * NOVA scienceNOW
PersonalitiesKen Burns * Paul Kangas * Jim Lehrer * Bill Moyers * Charlie Rose * Tavis Smiley
See alsoPBS Kids shows * List of PBS member stations * PBS network shows

White House Press Secretaries

Akerson * Joslin * Early * Reinsch * Daniels * Ross * Early * Short * Tubby * Hagerty * Salinger * Reedy * Moyers * Christian * Ziegler * terHorst * Nessen * Powell * Brady * Speakes * Fitzwater * Myers * McCurry * Lockhart * Siewert * Fleischer * McClellan * Snow * Perino * Gibbs



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