Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. (September 19, 1912 – February 21, 2000) was an American newspaperman who was the

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of ''

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'' from 1964 to 1969. Before assuming the top editorial job at the paper, he served as the paper's London and Moscow bureau chief. Daniel was married to former

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Harry S. Truman's daughter,

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on April 21, 1956, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri. The couple resided in Washington, D.C., and

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Biography

Daniel was born to Elbert Clifton Daniel, the mayor and druggist of Zebulon, North Carolina, and Elvah T. Jones Daniel in 1912. Having

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, Clifton Daniel suffered a

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and succumbed on February 21, 2000, at his

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apartment in

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, aged 87. He and his wife Margaret, who died in January 2008, had four sons. His 41-year-old son William Wallace Daniel followed his father in death a little over six months later on September 4, 2000, after being hit by a taxicab in Manhattan. Daniel appeared as a contestant on the July 15, 1956, episode of '' What's My Line?'', and as a guest panelist on the June 16, 1957, episode.What's My Line? - Peggy Lee; Clifton Daniel (panel) (Jun 16, 1957)
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* ttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/22/us/clifton-daniel-managing-editor-who-set-writerly-courtly-tone-shaping-times-dies.html Obituary of Clifton Daniel - The New York Times*
Clifton Daniel papers
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