Jeffrey Hart

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Jeffrey Peter Hart (February 23, 1930 – February 16, 2019) was an American cultural critic, essayist and columnist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Hart was Professor Emeritus of English at Dartmouth College.[1] Hart took a leave of absence from Dartmouth in 1968 to work for the abortive presidential campaign of Governor of California Ronald Reagan. This role led to brief service as a White House speechwriter for Richard Nixon.

Hart died on February 16, 2019 in Fairlee, Vermont of complications from dementia, aged 88.[2][3]

References

  1. Guide to the Papers of Jeffrey P. Hart, 1982 - 2005. Rauner Special Collections LibraryDartmouth College. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  2. Jeffrey Hart, R.I.P.. National Review (February 18, 2019).
  3. Professor Jeff Hart passes at 88. The Dartmouth Review (19 February 2019). Retrieved 19 February 2019.