Westbrook Pegler

Francis James Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969) was an American journalist and writer, serving as a war correspondant for World War I, and a opinion columnist from the 1920s until his death. He was an sharp critic of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his successor Harry Truman.

Westbrook Pegler in The Man With the Iron Heart
President Harry Truman compared Chicago Tribune columnist Tom Schmidt unfavorably to Westbrook Pegler. Truman claimed that Schmidt's attacks made him think that Pegler was a gentleman.