Margaret Ellen "Peggy" Noonan (born September 7, 1950) is an American author of seven books on politics, religion, and culture, and a weekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal. She was a primary speech writer and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and has maintained a conservative leaning in her writings since leaving the Reagan Administration.Five of Noonan's books have been New York Times bestsellers. Noonan is a trustee of the Manhattan Institute. She has been awarded honorary doctorates from Miami University; St. John Fisher College; her alma mater, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Adelphi College; and Saint Francis College. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on America: A Tribute to Heroes. She has also been widely recognized for her regular appearances on ABC's This Week and NBC's Meet The Press.In her political writings, Noonan frequently cites the political figures she admires, including Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Edmund Burke.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
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9/11 was the trauma that changed everything. We lost the national luxury of assuming nice things will happen.
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Lee Atwater had a phrase for when the voters made clear they were no longer enamoured of something. "The dawgs don't like the dawgfood".
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I love columnists. I relate to their desperation and lone-cowboyness.
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Barack Obama inherited financial collapse, deficits, and debt. He inherited a broken political culture. These things weren't his fault. But through his decisions, he made them all worse. Editorial, June 3, 2011
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Release of her book, "On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance and Clarity". [1999]
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Release of her book, "John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father". [2005]
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Release of her book, "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". [1994]
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Release of her book, "Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas with Style, Substance and Clarity". [1998]
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Upper East Side, New York City. [May 2010]
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Release of her book, "When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan". [2001]
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Release of her book, "Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now". [2008]
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Release of her book, "What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era". [1990]
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Release of her book, "A Heart, a Cross and a Flag: America Today". [2003]
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Release of her book, "The Case Against Hillary Clinton". [2000]
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Upper East Side, New York City. [April 2010]
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Chief speech-writer for President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
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Wall Street Journal columnist.
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Wrote the terms "one thousand points of light" and "Read my lips, no new taxes".
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Was raised a Democrat, but became a Republican after becoming disenchanted with the anti-war movement and the student counterculture.
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Tavis Smiley
2008
TV Series
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Hardball with Chris Matthews
2008
TV Series
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The Daily Show
2001-2008
TV Series
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A Tribute to Tim Russert: Newhouse Mirror Awards
2008
Video short
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The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
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The Colbert Report
2005
TV Series
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Hannity & Colmes
2004-2005
TV Series
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The West Wing Documentary Special
2002
TV Movie documentary
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Character Above All
1996
TV Movie
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Spin
1995
Documentary
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Movie
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
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The West Wing (2000-2002) as Miscellaneous Crew
Face the Nation (2011-2016) as Herself - Panelist / Herself / Herself - Political Panelist / Herself - Wall Street Journal / Herself - Journalist / Herself - Wall Street Journal, CBS News Contributor
The West Wing Documentary Special (2002) as Herself
Meet the Press (2008-2012) as Herself - Wall Street Journal / Herself / Herself - Former Reagan Speechwriter / Herself - The Wall Street Journal
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