Walter Lippmann was born on 23 September 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Helen Byrne Armstrong and Faye Albertson. He died on 14 December 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
A long life in journalism convinced me many Presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state. I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, 'Put not your trust in princes.' Only the very rarest of princes can endure even a little criticism, and few of them can put up with even a pause in the adulation.
