Neal Peirce

Neal Rippey Peirce (January 5, 1932 – December 27, 2019) was an American columnist, and the author of several books about American politics.[1] He was the political editor of the Congressional Quarterly from 1960 to 1969, and a co-founder and contributing editor of the National Journal from 1969 to 1997.[1] He wrote a weekly column for The Washington Post Writers Group from 1978 to 2013.[2]

Neal Peirce
Born	Neil Rippey Peirce January 5, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 27, 2019 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Westtown School Princeton University Harvard University
Occupation	Columnist
Spouse(s)	Barbara Sabina Mathilda von dem Bach-Zelewski
Children	1 son, 2 daughters

On December 27, 2019, Peirce died in Washington D.C. from glioblastoma.[1]

Selected works

• Peirce, Neal R. (1968). Electoral college. The People's President: The Electoral College in American History and the Direct‐Vote Alternative. New York: Simon and Schuster.
• Peirce, Neal R. (1972). Megastates of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Ten Great States. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN 9780393054583. OCLC 472885901.
• Peirce, Neal R.; Hagstrom, Jerry (1983). The Book of America: Inside Fifty States Today. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN 9780393016390. OCLC 317181631.

References

1. Schneider, Keith (December 27, 2019). "Neal R. Peirce, Who Put Spotlight on Urban Innovation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
2. Smith, Harrison (December 28, 2019). "Neal Peirce, urban affairs columnist who championed inclusive cities, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

• The Citystates Group at the Wayback Machine (archived June 26, 2017)