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Kenneth Thomas Walsh
Ken Walsh is the chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. He has covered the presidency since 1986 and is one of the longest-serving White House correspondents in history. Ken is former president of the White House Correspondents' Association and has won the most prestigious awards for coverage of the presidency. He is the author of seven books, most recently "Celebrity in Chief." He is an accomplished speaker and has taught at American University in Washington, D.C.
Subjects: Communications Studies, History
Biography
Ken Walsh is the chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. He has covered the White House since 1986 and has covered every presidential campaign since 1984. He has won the most prestigious awards for White House coverage. Ken is the author of seven books, most recently "Celebrity in Chief." He is former president of the White House Correspondents' Association and has taught advanced courses in the Department of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. He also has appeared often on television, given many radio interviews and given talks to many audiences in the United States and abroad. He and his wife Barclay have two grown children.Education
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M.A., communication, American U., Washington, D.C., 1970
B.A., journalism, Rutgers, New Brunswick, N.J. 1968
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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The American presidency, U.S. politics, U.S. history, the media.
Personal Interests
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Travel, reading, history.