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'''Carl Philipp Leubsdorf''' (born March 17, 1938) is an American journalist and columnist. He is currently a Washington columnist for ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', where he was Washington bureau chief from 1981 through 2008.<ref name="huffpost">{{cite news|title=Dallas Morning News Columnist Calls Out Donald Trump In Fiery Op-Ed|date=2017-07-18|work=The Huffington Post|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dallas-morning-news-columnist-calls-out-trump-in-fiery-op-ed_us_596dac9ee4b0e983c05882d1}}</ref>
'''Carl Philipp Leubsdorf''' (born March 17, 1938) is Washington columnist for ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. He previously was Washington bureau chief from 1981 through 2008.<ref name="huffpost">{{cite news|title=Dallas Morning News Columnist Calls Out Donald Trump In Fiery Op-Ed|date=2017-07-18|work=The Huffington Post|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dallas-morning-news-columnist-calls-out-trump-in-fiery-op-ed_us_596dac9ee4b0e983c05882d1}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
Leubsdorf was born in New York City, the son of Bertha (née Boschwitz) and Karl Leubsdorf, both pre-[[World War II]] [[German Jews|Jewish]] immigrants from [[Germany]].<ref name=BerthaObit>{{Cite web|title= Bertha B. Leubsdorf -- A Philanthropist, 90 |publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=July 26, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/26/nyregion/bertha-b-leubsdorf-a-philanthropist-90.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leubsdorf Family History |publisher=|date=October 16, 2013 |url=http://carlthewebmaster.com/2013/10/leubsdorf-family-history/|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member, Bertha B. Leubsdorf. |publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=July 19, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/19/classified/paid-notice-deaths-leubsdorf-bertha-boschwitz.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Congregation Emanu‐EI of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member Karl Leubsdorf |publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=January 1, 1978 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/01/archives/obituary-6-no-title.html |accessdate=}}</ref> His father was in finance working for [[Carl Pforzheimer]]; his mother was a mathematician who endowed the Karl and Bertha Leubsdorf Gallery at [[Hunter College]] in honor of her husband.<ref name=BerthaObit /> He is a columnist at ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' and the current secretary of the [[Gridiron Club]] and is a past president of both that organization and the [[White House Correspondents' Association]]. And it was at the WHCA dinner in April 1997 that Leubsdorf was momentarily roasted, to his delight, by guest speaker [[Jon Stewart]].<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|title=Bill Clinton & Jon Stewart: Stand-Up Comedy - White House Correspondents' Dinner (1997)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yElhHpB2guc|website=YouTube|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
Leubsdorf was born in [[New York City]], the son of Bertha (née Boschwitz) and Karl Leubsdorf, both pre-[[World War II]] [[German Jews|Jewish]] immigrants from [[Germany]].<ref name=BerthaObit>{{Cite web|title= Bertha B. Leubsdorf -- A Philanthropist, 90 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 26, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/26/nyregion/bertha-b-leubsdorf-a-philanthropist-90.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leubsdorf Family History |publisher=|date=October 16, 2013 |url=http://carlthewebmaster.com/2013/10/leubsdorf-family-history/|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member, Bertha B. Leubsdorf. |work=The New York Times|date=July 19, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/19/classified/paid-notice-deaths-leubsdorf-bertha-boschwitz.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Congregation Emanu-EI of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member Karl Leubsdorf |work=The New York Times|date=January 1, 1978 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/01/archives/obituary-6-no-title.html |accessdate=}}</ref> His father worked for [[Carl Pforzheimer]]; his mother was a mathematician who endowed the Karl and Bertha Leubsdorf Gallery at [[Hunter College]] in honor of her husband.<ref name=BerthaObit />


After attending the [[Ethical Culture Fieldston School]], he attended [[Cornell University]], where he worked for the ''[[Cornell Daily Sun]]'', and held the title of Associate Editor. He was elected [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and graduated with honors in 1959 with a degree in [[political science|government]]. He subsequently earned an M.S. with honors in journalism from the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]]. He has worked as a staff writer for the [[Associated Press]] (1960–1975) in New Orleans, New York, and Washington; as chief political writer for the AP 1972–75; and as Washington correspondent for ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' 1976–81 prior to his engagement with ''The Dallas Morning News''.<ref name="dmnbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/columnists/cleubsdorf/bio/|title=''Dallas Morning News'' bio: Carl Leubsdorf}}</ref>
After attending the [[Ethical Culture Fieldston School]], he attended [[Cornell University]], where he worked for ''[[The Cornell Daily Sun]]'', where he was associate editor. He was elected [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and graduated with honors in 1959 with a degree in [[political science|government]]. He subsequently earned an [[Master of Science|M.S.]] with honors in journalism from the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]].
==Career==
Leubsdorf has worked as a staff writer for the [[Associated Press]] from 1960 to 1975 in [[New Orleans]], [[New York City]], and [[Washington, D.C.]], as chief political writer for Associated Press from 1972 to 1975; and as Washington correspondent for ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' from 1976 to 1981 prior to his engagement with ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''.<ref name="dmnbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/columnists/cleubsdorf/bio/|title=''Dallas Morning News'' bio: Carl Leubsdorf}}</ref>

He is a columnist at ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' and the current secretary of the [[Gridiron Club]] and is a past president of both that organization and the [[White House Correspondents' Association]]. In April 1997, Leubsdorf was roasted briefly at the WHCA dinner by guest speaker [[Jon Stewart]].<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|title=Bill Clinton & Jon Stewart: Stand-Up Comedy - White House Correspondents' Dinner (1997)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yElhHpB2guc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yElhHpB2guc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|accessdate=1 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 White House Correspondents' Dinner {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?80690-1/1997-white-house-correspondents-dinner#! |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.c-span.org}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Leubsdorf married twice. His first wife was Carolyn (née Cleveland) Stockmeyer, a widowed mother of four children who served as the finance communications director for the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1982 to 1989 and the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Agriculture Department]]'s publications editor during the [[Presidency of George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush administration]]; they had one son, Carl Leubsdorf Jr.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Obituaries: Carolyn Cleveland Stockmeyer Leubsdorf |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 16, 1999 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/11/16/obituaries/a3bc0429-e321-4f28-8cbd-79039d44a884/ |accessdate=}}</ref>
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In 1982, he married [[Susan Page]], currently Washington Bureau Chief for ''[[USA Today]]'', in a non-denominational ceremony in [[Washington, D.C.]]. A previous marriage had ended in divorce.<ref name="wedannounce">{{cite news|title= Carl P. Leubsdorf Weds Susan Page|date=1982-05-23|work=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE5DC1338F930A15756C0A964948260}}</ref>

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In 1982, he married [[Susan Page]], currently Washington Bureau Chief for ''[[USA Today]]'', in a non-denominational ceremony in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="wedannounce">{{cite news|title= Carl P. Leubsdorf Weds Susan Page|date=1982-05-23|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/23/style/carl-p-leubsdorf-weds-susan-page.html}}</ref>


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Revision as of 05:31, 22 August 2024

Carl Leubsdorf
Born
Carl Philipp Leubsdorf

(1938-03-17) March 17, 1938 (age 86)
New York City, U.S.
EducationB.A. Cornell University
Occupation(s)Journalist and columnist
Spouse(s)Carolyn Cleveland Stockmeyer (divorced)
Susan Page
ChildrenCarl Leubsdorf Jr. (with Stockmeyer)
Parent(s)Bertha Boschwitz Leubsdorf
Karl Leubsdorf

Carl Philipp Leubsdorf (born March 17, 1938) is Washington columnist for The Dallas Morning News. He previously was Washington bureau chief from 1981 through 2008.[1]

Early life and education

Leubsdorf was born in New York City, the son of Bertha (née Boschwitz) and Karl Leubsdorf, both pre-World War II Jewish immigrants from Germany.[2][3][4][5] His father worked for Carl Pforzheimer; his mother was a mathematician who endowed the Karl and Bertha Leubsdorf Gallery at Hunter College in honor of her husband.[2]

After attending the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, he attended Cornell University, where he worked for The Cornell Daily Sun, where he was associate editor. He was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with honors in 1959 with a degree in government. He subsequently earned an M.S. with honors in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Career

Leubsdorf has worked as a staff writer for the Associated Press from 1960 to 1975 in New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, D.C., as chief political writer for Associated Press from 1972 to 1975; and as Washington correspondent for The Baltimore Sun from 1976 to 1981 prior to his engagement with The Dallas Morning News.[6]

He is a columnist at The Dallas Morning News and the current secretary of the Gridiron Club and is a past president of both that organization and the White House Correspondents' Association. In April 1997, Leubsdorf was roasted briefly at the WHCA dinner by guest speaker Jon Stewart.[7][8]

Personal life

Leubsdorf married twice. His first wife was Carolyn (née Cleveland) Stockmeyer, a widowed mother of four children who served as the finance communications director for the Republican National Committee from 1982 to 1989 and the Agriculture Department's publications editor during the George H. W. Bush administration; they had one son, Carl Leubsdorf Jr.[9]

In 1982, he married Susan Page, currently Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, in a non-denominational ceremony in Washington, D.C.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Dallas Morning News Columnist Calls Out Donald Trump In Fiery Op-Ed". The Huffington Post. 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ a b "Bertha B. Leubsdorf -- A Philanthropist, 90". The New York Times. July 26, 1998.
  3. ^ "Leubsdorf Family History". October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member, Bertha B. Leubsdorf". The New York Times. July 19, 1998.
  5. ^ "Congregation Emanu-EI of the City of New York records with deep sorrow the death of our cherished member Karl Leubsdorf". The New York Times. January 1, 1978.
  6. ^ "Dallas Morning News bio: Carl Leubsdorf".
  7. ^ "Bill Clinton & Jon Stewart: Stand-Up Comedy - White House Correspondents' Dinner (1997)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ "1997 White House Correspondents' Dinner | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  9. ^ "Obituaries: Carolyn Cleveland Stockmeyer Leubsdorf". The Washington Post. November 16, 1999.
  10. ^ "Carl P. Leubsdorf Weds Susan Page". The New York Times. 1982-05-23.
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