Frank Cleary Hanighen (1899 – January 10, 1964) was an American

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.Martin H. Folly, Niall A. Palmer, ''Historical dictionary of US diplomacy from World War I through World War II'',

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Biography

Frank Hanighen graduated from

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.Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, ''Right face: organizing the American conservative movement 1945-65'', Museum Tusculanum Press, 2002, p. 8

/ref> He worked as a

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for '' The New York Post'' and ''

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''. He then worked as a

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correspondent for ''

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''. He later worked as an editorial assistant for

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. He also wrote a column for ''

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''. In 1944, he was a founding editor of '' Human Events'', together with Felix Morley and

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.Linda Bridges, John R. Coyne, ''Strictly Right: William F. Buckley, Jr. and the American conservative movement'', John Wiley and Sons, 2007, pp. 28-2

/ref> He was involved in America First Committee, favoring

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during

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Bibliography

*''Merchants of Death'' (1934, together with H. C. Engelbrecht) *''The Secret War'' (1934) *''Santa Anna, the Napoleon of the West'' (1934) *''Nothing But Danger'' (1939, editor)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanighen, Frank 1899 births 1964 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists Writers from Omaha, Nebraska Human Events people American anti-war activists Harvard College alumni Old Right (United States)