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James Patterson

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Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Foreign Affairs, economics, geopolitics, cyber, food security, diplomacy, Foggy Bottom, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, globalization
Diplomat/economist/journalist; GOP official Indianapolis/WashDC; Reporter in 2014's "Selma"; former husband Evelyn Y. Davis muckrack.com/jim-patterson-6

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James Patterson’s Biography

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Jim Patterson is a writer/speaker.blogger on foreign affairs professional based in Washington DC. He served in Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Peru and Washington DC. He held Top-Secret clearance during the Persian Gulf War.

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Where is Biden's diplomacy?

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The Beatles and Sen. Strom Thurmond

The Beatles and Sen. Strom Thurmond

Sen. Thurmond was not a fan of the Beatles. In 1972, he tried to have John Lennon, then living in New York Ci…

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Celebrating 60 Years since the Beatles' Invasion - 50plus LIFE

Celebrating 60 Years since the Beatles' Invasion - 50plus LIFE

Celebrating 60 Years since the Beatles' Invasion

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First Lady from Plains Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023) - 50plus LIFE

First Lady from Plains Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023) - 50plus LIFE

In 1984, former first lady Rosalynn Carter published her memoir First Lady from Plains. It was her first book…

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The White Sister (1923): Lillian Gish's leap of faith

The White Sister (1923): Lillian Gish's leap of faith

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Evelyn Y. Davis, Marlon Brando and Mitch Miller by James Patterson.

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Evelyn Y. Davis, Marlon Brando, and Mitch Miller by James Patterson In the 1980s, Mrs. Davis, who died in 2018, had a residence and office at the Watergate in Washington, D.C. This is where I met her. We attended events in D.C. and New York. We enjoyed the company of Sumner Redstone, Dwayne Andreas ( ADM ), and many others. We married in 2005. Evelyn re-wrote the rules for corporate annual meetings. Her main rule was that the corporation’s meeting rules did not apply to her.
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Chelsea Manning, Daniel Ellsberg, and Me

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James Patterson July 25, 2026 On July 25, 2010, the online whistleblower (anti-secrecy) website Wikileaks posted some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records that amounted to a blow-by-blow account of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. (Associated Press). I worked in San Francisco when the leaked documents were posted on WikiLeaks.
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Auburn Grad Recalls Senator Bob Dole

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James Patterson '83 In January 2018, former Kansas U.S. Senator Bob Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential candidate and a long-serving GOP Senate leader, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a “soldier, legislator and statesman.” "Bob Dole always stood for what was just and what was right," Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Technology reporter for Government Computer News, PC Monitor, Social Science Computer Review, and others.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I have two typewriters in my office.

How is social media changing news?

It's making stories shorter.