Pat Buchanan - A True American
Patrick Joseph Buchanan was born on November 2nd 1938 in Washington D.C. His father, William Baldwin Buchanan was a partner in an accounting firm and his mother, Katherine Elizabeth was a nurse. Pat went to private Catholic elementary and high school. After graduating Gonzaga College High School that was run by Jesuit priests he entered Georgetown University. After graduating from the Georgetown he enter Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he received his masters degree in 1962. Pat Buchanan's professional career began with his job as a writer for the St. Louis Globe -Democrat in 1961 at the age of 23. It was 3 years later in 1964 that he was promoted to assistant editorial page editor. He stayed in this position for a short time and in 1965 joined the law firm of Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander, and Mitchell in New York City as an executive assistant. This would turn out to be his introduction to his own political future. As a speechwriter for Richard Ni...