Jonathan W. Daniels

thumb|We Southerners are, of course, a mythological people. Jonathan Worth Daniels (April 26, 1902 – November 6, 1981) was an American writer, editor, and White House Press Secretary. He was a founding member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, serving from 1940 until 1950. For most of his life, he worked at The News & Observer, and later founded The Island Packet. Quotes We Southerners are, of course, a mythological people. Supposed to dwell in moonlight or incandescence, we are in part to blame for our own legendary character. Lost by choice in dreaming of high days gone and big house burned, now we cannot even wish to escape. A Southerner Discovers the South (New York: The Macmillan Co, 1938) ch. 1, p. 1 External links Category:Journalists from North Carolina Category:Editors from the United States Category:Columbia University alumni Category:1902 births Category:1981 deaths