Near the end of his tenure at the Times, Kalb received a fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations - awarded annually to a foreign correspondent - and took a leave from the newspaper for a year. He also won an Overseas Press Club Award for a 1968 documentary on the Vietcong.
He and his younger brother, journalist Marvin Kalb, traveled extensively with Henry Kissinger on diplomatic missions and later wrote a biography together entitled Kissinger. The two brothers also co-authored The Last Ambassador, a novel about the collapse of Saigon in 1975.
In 1984, Kalb was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and spokesman for the State Department. It was the first time that a journalist who covered the State Department had been named as its spokesperson.[2]
Kalb quit this post two years later to protest what he called "the reported disinformation program" conducted by the Reagan Administration against the Libyan leader Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi.[3] Kalb said of it, ″you face a choice, as an American, as a spokesman, as a journalist, whether to allow oneself to be absorbed in the ranks of silence, whether to vanish into unopposed acquiescence or to enter a modest dissent. Faith in the word of America is the pulse beat of our democracy.″ [4]
In his later career, Kalb travels widely as a lecturer and moderator. He was the founding anchor and a panelist on the weekly CNN program Reliable Sources from 1993 to 1998.
Kalb lives with his family in Maryland. He turned 100 in February 2022.[6]
References
^Maisel, Louis Sandy; Forman, Ira N.; Altschiller, Donald; Bassett, Charles Walker (January 1, 2001). Jews in American Politics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN9780742501812 – via Google Books.
^"BERNARD KALB NAMED TO POST AT STATE DEPT". The New York Times. 29 November 1984. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^Demott, John S. (21 June 2005). . Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2018 – via www.time.com.
bernard, kalb, born, february, 1922, american, journalist, moderator, media, critic, lecturer, author, kalb, 1985born, 1922, february, 1922, york, city, york, educationcity, college, york, harvard, universityoccupationsjournalistmoderatormedia, criticlecturera. Bernard Kalb born February 4 1922 1 is an American journalist moderator media critic lecturer and author Bernard KalbKalb c 1985Born 1922 02 04 February 4 1922 age 100 New York City New York U S EducationCity College of New York Harvard UniversityOccupationsJournalistmoderatormedia criticlecturerauthorFamilyMarvin Kalb brother Contents 1 Life and career 2 Education 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditBorn in New York City he covered international affairs for more than three decades at CBS News NBC News and The New York Times Nearly half that time he was based abroad in Indonesia Hong Kong Paris and Saigon Near the end of his tenure at the Times Kalb received a fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations awarded annually to a foreign correspondent and took a leave from the newspaper for a year He also won an Overseas Press Club Award for a 1968 documentary on the Vietcong He and his younger brother journalist Marvin Kalb traveled extensively with Henry Kissinger on diplomatic missions and later wrote a biography together entitled Kissinger The two brothers also co authored The Last Ambassador a novel about the collapse of Saigon in 1975 In 1984 Kalb was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and spokesman for the State Department It was the first time that a journalist who covered the State Department had been named as its spokesperson 2 Kalb quit this post two years later to protest what he called the reported disinformation program conducted by the Reagan Administration against the Libyan leader Col Muammar al Gaddafi 3 Kalb said of it you face a choice as an American as a spokesman as a journalist whether to allow oneself to be absorbed in the ranks of silence whether to vanish into unopposed acquiescence or to enter a modest dissent Faith in the word of America is the pulse beat of our democracy 4 In his later career Kalb travels widely as a lecturer and moderator He was the founding anchor and a panelist on the weekly CNN program Reliable Sources from 1993 to 1998 Education EditKalb graduated from the City College of New York with a B S S and later received an M A from Harvard University 5 Personal life EditKalb lives with his family in Maryland He turned 100 in February 2022 6 References Edit Maisel Louis Sandy Forman Ira N Altschiller Donald Bassett Charles Walker January 1 2001 Jews in American Politics Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers ISBN 9780742501812 via Google Books BERNARD KALB NAMED TO POST AT STATE DEPT The New York Times 29 November 1984 Retrieved 2 May 2018 Demott John S 21 June 2005 Bernard Kalb s Modest Dissent Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved 2 May 2018 via www time com https www encyclopedia com arts educational magazines kalb bernard 1922 bare URL Nomination of Bernard Kalb To Be an Assistant Secretary of State www reaganlibrary gov Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 Retrieved 2 May 2018 Daily Kickoff jewishinsider com Jewish Insider 4 February 2022 Retrieved 5 February 2022 External links EditAppearances on C SPANGovernment officesPreceded byR John Hughes Assistant Secretary of State for Public AffairsAugust 12 1985 October 8 1986 Succeeded byCharles E Redman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Kalb amp oldid 1113596242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
