David Tell is an American conservative political journalist. Tell served as a speechwriter in the Reagan presidency, and as an aide to

William J. Bennett William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservatism, conservative politician and Political commentary, political commentator who served as United States Secretary of Education, secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under Pres ...

when he was Secretary of Education. In the presidential election of 1992, Tell was director of

The Opposition Research Group The Opposition Research Group (ORG) refers to the division within the Republican National Committee formed in 1984 with its own budget of $1.1 million, to create a master data bank of computerized voter research and opposition research. ORG staff a ...

for the

Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fu ...

, in charge of a massive data base devoted to voter research and opposition research, contributing to the unsuccessful candidacy of incumbent

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

against Gov.

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

. Tell was a co-founder of the

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, a high-level advocacy group modeled on the Democratic Leadership Council. He later was opinion editor of ''

The Weekly Standard ''The Weekly Standard'' was an American neoconservative political magazine of news, analysis and commentary, published 48 times per year. Originally edited by founders Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, the ''Standard'' had been described as a "red ...

'' magazine, owned by

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...

"Richard L. Berke, "Murdoch Finances..." ''NYTimes'', April 30, 1995. and the News Corporation, from 1995 to 2006. Tell earned a B. A. in journalism from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1982. He lives in

Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in ...

, with his wife and two sons.

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''The Weekly Standard''
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