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Paul Greenberg (January 21, 1937 – April 6, 2021) was an American syndicated columnist and author. He served as the editorial page editor of the ''
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties.
By virtue of one of ...
''. His articles appeared in various newspapers through
Tribune Content Agency's
syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest.
Etymology
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. He won the 1969
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of styl ...
in recognition of his 1968 work for the ''Pine Bluff Commercial'' (
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combin ...
).
Greenberg also was a Pulitzer finalist in 1978 and 1986, and served as a Pulitzer juror in 1984 and 1985.
On September 27, 1980, then-Governor
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 again ...
addressed the Arkansas Democratic Convention and cast himself as a standard-bearer of the postwar tradition of progressive governance in the state.
In response, Greenberg began calling Clinton "Slick Willie" and alleged he was a false reformer who abandoned the policies of such predecessors as
Winthrop Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of American financer John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He is one of the g ...
,
Dale Bumpers and
David Pryor.
[American Frontline:Stories of Bill]
Accessed December 9, 2013 Greenberg may have not, however, been the first to use the term in reference to Clinton. According to Meredith L. Oakley, the term was coined by Jess L. Crosser who often berated the young governor in letters to the editor of the Arkansas Democrat.
According to Greenberg, actually popularized by the newspaper's managing editor, John R. Starr. The moniker "Slick Willie" would go on to be frequently used by Clinton's opposition throughout his political career.
He was the father of journalist
Dan Greenberg.
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See also
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Order of the Occult Hand
The Order of the Occult Hand is a secret society of American journalists who have been able to slip the meaningless and telltale phrase "It was as if an occult hand had…" in print as an inside joke.
History
The phrase was introduced by Joseph F ...
References
External links
Paul Greenbergat Arkansas Online (''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'')
Paul Greenberg archivesby
Jewish World Review
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Insight
Interview about ''No Surprises: Two Decades of Clinton Watching'' ''Booknotes'', July 7, 1996
Arkansas Blog: Paul GreenbergArkansas Media Watch: Paul Greenberg*
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1937 births
2021 deaths
American columnists
American political commentators
American political writers
American male non-fiction writers
Jewish American journalists
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing winners
Place of birth missing
20th-century American journalists
American male journalists
20th-century American non-fiction writers
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American Jews