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Drew Pearson (journalist)

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Drew Pearson (13 December, 1897 - 1969), born in Evanson, Illinois was an American journalist. His father, Paul Pearson, became professor of public speaking at Swarthmore College, and the family moved to Pennsylvania in 1902. After being educated at the Exeter Academy, Pearson attended Swarthmore where he edited its student newspaper, The Phoenix.

In 1929, he became a writer for the Baltimore Sun. As a strong supporter of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pearson's articles were frequently censored by the conservative Sun, so in 1941, he left to work for the Washington Post.