1. Judson Churchill Welliver was a "literary clerk" to President Warren G Harding and is usually credited as being the first presidential speechwriter.
10 Facts About Judson Welliver
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Judson Welliver was born on August 13,1870, in Aledo, Illinois.
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Judson Welliver married his wife, Jane Douglas Hutchins, on July 3,1899.
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Judson Welliver worked variously at the Fort Dodge Messenger, the Sioux City Journal, and the Des Moines Leader before becoming the editor of the Sioux City Tribune, a position which he held until 1904.
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Judson Welliver wrote articles for McClure's Magazine and Hampton's during the muckraker period.
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Judson Welliver was sent to Europe by President Roosevelt in 1907 to report on the waterway and railroad systems of Europe and Great Britain.
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Judson Welliver handled publicity for Harding during his 1920 presidential campaign, and began working as a "literary clerk" to President Harding on March 4,1921.
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Judson Welliver left his speech-writing position at the White House on November 1,1925, accepting a position at the American Petroleum Institute for a better salary.
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Judson Welliver was assistant to the president of the Pullman Company from 1928 to 1931.
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Judson Welliver died of cancer in Philadelphia on April 14,1943, at the age of 72.