death_date death_place children birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title education birth_name occupation
30 september 1983 princeton , new jersey geoffrey drummond theresa , new york roscoe drummond 13 january 1902 charlotte bruner -lrb- 1926 -- 1977 -rrb- carol cramer roscoe drummond
 b.s. , journalism , 1924 syracuse university james roscoe drummond political journalist
roscoe drummond

james roscoe drummond -lrb- january 13 , 1902 -- september 30 , 1983 -rrb- was an american political journalist , editor and syndicated washington columnist .
he is known for his long association with `` the christian science monitor '' and his syndicated column , `` state of the nation '' , which he wrote for more than 50 years .
drummond covered nine presidents during his career , and was also director of information for the marshall plan and a founding member of freedom house .
