Carl W. McCardle (May 31, 1904 - July 11, 1972) was born in

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and earned a B.S. at

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. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1953 to 1957. From 1923 to 1949, McCardle was a reporter and correspondent for multiple news agencies including the ''Moundsville Echo'' (West Virginia), the ''Washington Observer'' (Pennsylvania), and the Philadelphia Bulletin (Pennsylvania). From Jan 29, 1953 to Jan 30, 1957, McCardle was

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.United States Department of State
Assistant Secretaries of State for Public Affairs Following his government career, he was assistant to the chairman of the board of the Penn-Tex Corporation from 1957 to 1958. In 1959 he served as an executive for

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. In 1960, McCardle returned to his roots as a reporter for the Wheeling Intelligencer in West Virginia.

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Papers of Carl W. McCardle, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library {{DEFAULTSORT:McCardle, Carl 1904 births 1972 deaths Washington & Jefferson College alumni American male journalists 20th-century American journalists Eisenhower administration personnel People from Marshall County, West Virginia 20th-century American writers United States Assistant Secretaries of State