Henry Junior Taylor (September 2, 1902 – February 24, 1984) was an American author, economist, radio broadcaster and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland (1957–1961). Taylor was born in

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to Henry Noble and Eileen O'Hare Taylor. He graduated from the

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in 1920 and the

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in 1924. He served as a foreign correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in the early years of

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. After the war, Taylor hosted the

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-sponsored radio program ''Your Land and Mine'', on which he was known for his conservative commentary. Taylor was a columnist for the

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after serving as Ambassador. He authored several nonfiction books, including ''An American Speaks His Mind'' and ''It Must Be a Long War'', and a novel, ''The Big Man.'' In 1959, he won a Human Interest Storytelling Ernie Pyle Award from the

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. He is credited with introducing

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as a term used by

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s as a synonym for political posturing. Taylor died at his home in

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at the age of 81.

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Manuscript Collections - Henry J. Taylor Papers 19081984
1902 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American male writers Ambassadors of the United States to Liechtenstein Ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland American columnists American radio personalities American reporters and correspondents Lawrenceville School alumni People from Manhattan University of Virginia alumni Writers from Chicago {{US-diplomat-stub