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Margaret Ellen "Peggy" Noonan (born September 7, 1950) is an American author of several books on politics, religion, and culture, and a weekly columnist for ''The Wall Street Journal''. She was a primary speech writer and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and has maintained a conservative leaning in her writings since leaving the Reagan Administration. Five of Noonan's books have been ''New York Times'' bestsellers. Noonan is a trustee of the Manhattan Institute. She has been awarded honorary doctorates from Miami University; St. John Fisher College; her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Adelphi College; and Saint Francis College. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on ''America: A Tribute to Heroes''. She has also been widely recognized for her regular appearances on ABC's ''This Week'' and NBC's ''Meet The Press''. In her political writings, Noonan frequently cites the political figures she admires, including Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Edmund Burke. ==Early life== Noonan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of a merchant seaman. She is of Irish descent.〔http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-08-02/news/0008020255_1_peggy-noonan-la-pasionaria-spanish-civil-war〕 Noonan is a graduate of Rutherford High School in Rutherford, New Jersey, and Fairleigh Dickinson University.〔(About Rutherford High School ), Rutherford High School. Accessed July 7, 2007. "Career diplomat and ambassador Thomas H. Pickering and presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan are among those honored as part of this tradition."〕 Noonan worked as the daily CBS Radio commentary writer for anchorman Dan Rather at CBS News, whom she once called "the best boss I ever had." From 1975 through 1977 she worked the overnight shift as a newswriter at WEEI Radio in Boston, where she was later Editorial and Public Affairs Director. In 1978 and 1979 she was an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peggy Noonan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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