William B. Ewald Jr.

American speechwriter and historian

William B. Ewald Jr. (December 8, 1925 – March 16, 2015) was an American speechwriter for Dwight Eisenhower. He worked at the White House until 1961, and then for the chairman of IBM, until 1988. Ewald authored several histories of the Eisenhower presidency, which led to a critical reassessment of those years.^[1][2]

He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis (BA) and Harvard University (PhD).^[3]

He died of a respiratory failure at age 89.^[1]

References

1. Roberts, Sam (March 17, 2015). "William B. Ewald Jr., Eisenhower Aide and Revisionist Author, Dies at 89". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
2. "William B. Ewald Jr., Eisenhower speechwriter and biographer, dies". Washington Post.
3. Roberts, Sam (2015-03-18). "William B. Ewald Jr., Eisenhower Aide and Revisionist Author, Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.