Notable Contributors
of Original Work to
the Magazine
Influential figures as varied as Kirk Douglas and Phi Kappa Phi member Hillary Rodham Clinton boast bylines in the magazine. With a caveat.
The former (fall 1970) appeared as a reprint and the latter (winter 1997) as an adaptation
of a piece for another audience. The magazine regularly used those templates — reprints
and adaptations — from the outset through much of the 20th century. It’s unclear with
other leading lights who brightened the publication, such as Jacques Barzun (spring 1960),
if their work had run earlier elsewhere or was commissioned by the journal.
But many authorities across the disciplines have contributed firsthand material. Some of
these movers and shakers have been Society members, others have not. Some earned a paycheck for their labors; others volunteered their services.
Here’s a sample from the large, diverse list. A few of the names published for us more
than once.
Molefi Kete Asante (spring 1995)
Mark Bauerlein (fall 2009)
Paige Braddock (summer 2004)
Roy Peter Clark (fall 1985)
Simon Baron-Cohen (winter/spring 2005)
John Milton Cooper, Jr. (summer 2010)
Warren E. Burger (fall 1984)
Bill Clinton (summer 1987)
Norman Cousins (spring 1989)
Alan M. Dershowitz (fall 1991)
Bob Dole (spring 1980)
Michael S. Dukakis (spring 1984)
Myrlie Evers-Williams (summer 1996)
Ernest J. Gaines* (winter 1998)
David P. Gardner (fall 1987)
Geoff Gilmore (fall 1997)
Newt Gingrich (summer 1996)
Orrin G. Hatch (fall 1984)
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. (spring 2000)
Edward Kennedy (spring 1980)
Ernest W. Lefever (fall 1992)
Annette Kolodny (winter 1999)
Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr.* (winter 1998)
James Michener (summer 1992)
Tim Blake Nelson (fall 1997)
Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill (fall 1984)
Ronald Reagan (fall 1984)
Sally K. Ride (summer 1992)
Alberto Ríos (spring 2014)
George Schlatter (fall 2013)
Robert Stickgold (summer 2013)
(* indicates Phi Kappa Phi member)
Myrlie Evers-Williams Ronald Reagan
Ernest J. Gaines
Warren E. Burger Sally K. Ride
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