William Bayard Hale Explained

William Bayard Hale (1869 – April 10, 1924) was an American journalist. He wrote the 1912 campaign biography of Woodrow Wilson.^[1] Later, after souring on Wilson, he wrote a derisive critique of Wilson's literary style.^[2]

He is described in Barbara Tuchman's The Zimmerman Telegram as a German propaganda agent.^[3]

According to the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (6th edition, 2012),

He died in Munich on April 10, 1924.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0822410.html William Bayard Hale - Infoplease.com
2. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022229615 Hale, William Bayard, The Story of a Style.
3. Book: Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim . https://books.google.com/books?id=AVqPDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA167 . The Zimmerman Telegraph . The Telegraph in Washington . Barbara W. Tuchman . . 9780345324252 . 167 . 1985 . 2020-03-12 . Google Books.
4. News: Hale, Famous Writer, Dies in Bavaria . . Associated Press . Munich . 1 . 1924-04-10 . 2020-03-11 . Newspapers.com.