Joseph E. Persico �52
Master of Ceremonies

Biographer and historian Joseph Persico has written several acclaimed biographies and histories including "Edward R. Morrow: An American Original," and the "Imperial Rockefeller," the biography of Nelson Rockefeller, for whom he served as chief speechwriter for 11 years. His book "Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial" was adapted by TNT as a TV miniseries. Persico, a Navy veteran, most recently was the collaborator on General Colin Powell�s autobiography, "My American Journey," which remained 20 weeks on the New York Times best seller list.

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