Dale Van Atta Explained

Dale Van Atta (born 1951) is a speaker, novelist, and journalist. He was a friend of and co-author with fellow journalist Jack Anderson and borrowed money to help him when he was in financial trouble.^[1] In 2008 his book With Honor was released about Melvin R. Laird, Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973.

Career

Before joining Jack Anderson in 1979, Van Atta was an investigative reporter for Deseret News. He is also a contributor to many international and national magazines and newspapers.^[2] Van Atta worked with Jack Anderson for seven years writing a column in more than 800 newspapers.^[3]

Honors and awards

Van Atta has been nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize. Three of the nominations came from his work at Deseret News from 1973 to 1979.^[4]

Works

• Book: Atta, Dale Van . Bill Marriott . 2019 . 978-1-62972-600-7.
• Book: Anderson . Jackson Northman . Jack Anderson (columnist) . Van Atta . Dale . Stormin' Norman: An American Hero . Kensington Publishing Corporation . 1991 . 978-0-8217-3562-6 .
• Van Atta . Dale . Carbombs & Cameras – The Need for Responsible Media Coverage of Terrorism . Harvard International Review . Harvard International Relations Council . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 1998 . 20 . 4 . 0739-1854 . 978-0-89526-485-5 .
• Book: Van Atta . Dale . Trust Betrayed: Inside the AARP . Regnery Publishing Inc . 1998 . 256 . 978-0-89526-485-5 . registration .
• Book: Van Atta . Dale . With Honor: Melvin Laird in War, Peace, and Politics . registration . . 2008 . 978-0-299-22680-0 .

External links

• Q and A with Dale Van Atta, an LDS Expert on Terrorism from Meridian Magazine
• Press kit for With Honor
• Author page at Harper's Magazine
• Ford Library link for a set of documents that Mr. Van Atta donated

Notes and References

1. News: Kurtz . Howard Alan . Howard Kurtz . Jack Anderson Column in Jeopardy; Money Woes Threaten Capital Fixture . . October 15, 1991.
2. Web site: WSC Talk Thursday by Dale Van Atta, A D.C. Columnist . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015234555/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/5514/WSC-TALK-THURSDAY-BY-DALE-VAN-ATTA-A-DC-COLUMNIST.html?pg=all . dead . October 15, 2013 . May 24, 1988 . . October 12, 2013.
3. Trust Betrayed — Inside the AARP by Dale Van Atta . Delbert H. . Meyer . . December 1998 . 3 . 6 . 228 . . Hacienda Publishing . October 12, 2013.
4. News: Hollstein . Milton . Co-Columnist Gets Off The 'Merry Go-Round' . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015234238/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/201560/CO-COLUMNIST-GETS-OFF-THE-MERRY-GO-ROUND.html?pg=all . dead . October 15, 2013 . . December 30, 1991 . October 12, 2013.