Gerald Lee Warren (August 17, 1930 – March 20, 2015) was an American

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and newspaper editor at ''

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''. He served under

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as deputy

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in the

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administration until 1974. He served as Nixon's ''de facto'' final

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after Ron Ziegler's appointment as assistant to the president in June 1974, though Zielger kept the title. He then held the same position as well as White House Director of Communications in the

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administration until 1975.

Early life

On August 17, 1930, Warren was born in

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Career

Warren served as a pilot in the

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during the

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. Warren graduated from St. Edward High School, St. Edward, Nebraska, in 1948. He graduated from the

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in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.Thone, Ruth Raymond (Winter 2004)
New Way of Life.
''University of Nebraska Alumni Magazine'' In 1951, Warren served as the editor of ''

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'' while also working as a reporter for ''

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''. From 1952 to 1956, he served as a pilot in the

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. Warren joined the ''San Diego Union'' in 1956 as a reporter and eventually worked his way up to becoming the assistant city editor. He worked up to become assistant managing director at the paper in 1968, when he was invited to become deputy press secretary at the White House. In 1969, Warren became a deputy press secretary during the Nixon administration. Warren was the principal presidential spokesman during Nixon administration. From 1974 to 1975 Warren also served as deputy press secretary to President

. Warren later returned to work for the ''San Diego Union'' as an editor from 1975 to 1995. During his time here, he worked towards promoting

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and building the community. He was also a strong supporter of

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programs. Warren was one of three original recipients of the Nixon enemies list memo. Following his service at the White House, he returned to the ''Union-Tribune'' until his retirement in 1995. In 2002, he went into the ministry in

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Organizations

From 1982 until his death in 2015, Warren was a member of the Chancellor's Associates at UCSD.

Personal life

In 1965, Warren married Euphemia Florence Brownell.

References

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