Posted on 02/07/2007 10:09:21 AM PST by abb
Ralph de Toledano, 90, a prolific author and journalist and a passionate partisan for the cause of conservatism, died Feb. 3 of cancer at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He was a longtime resident of the District.
Mr. de Toledano was a former editor for Newsweek and National Review. His political views migrated steadily rightward through the decades, a political path trodden by a number of leftist intellectuals from the 1930s and 1940s. Ardent anti-Communism was the impetus, Mr. de Toledano said in books, articles and interviews.
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He once described himself as "a non-conformist conservative with general (though often critical) Republican sympathies." Toward the end of his life, he labeled himself a libertarian, his son Paul Toledano said.
Mr. de Toledano's disillusionment with the left became irrevocable when Newsweek assigned him to cover the 1950 trial of Alger Hiss, a State Department official accused of perjury in a case involving charges that he was a Soviet spy. Mr. de Toledano came to believe in the veracity of Whittaker Chambers, a former managing editor at Time and Hiss's chief accuser.
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It should go without saying that de Toledano turned out to be correct.
Look for Bob Woodward to publish a recent "interview" with RdT soon.
-Eric
This is a lame obit. It barely mentioned that he was a prominent critic/scholar of jazz music. Typical of The Post to focus on inside the beltway issues and his view of Nixon, rather than the man\\\\\\\'s real life.
I, also, grew up reading his columns and articles. I true conservative icon has passed.
Rest in peace.
"Cry Havoc!: The Great American Bring-down and How it Happened"
From the back cover:
"...is must-reading. The writing is at Ralph de Toledano's best, better than which no one gets. It focuses on the historical and the contemporary, casting a sharp light on the players and the events of our deeply troubled times. The emphasis is on education, ideology, and communications, and the onslaught on American institutions, principles, and the way of life is both timely and significant. Toledano has the crack journalist's eye for sidebar information, which enlivens the reading throughout the book. -William F. Buckley Jr.
When I ordered mine it was only available from:
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email: anthemeditions@yahoo.com. . .Phone: 703-501-6423
Pages: 254. . .Cost: $18.00 . . .Shipping 1-4 copies: $4.00
Please pass on info to or ping those who might be interested.
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