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5 april 2001 manhattan , new york elkins park , pennsylvania adolph ochs -lrb- uncle -rrb- april 23 , 1913 john bertram oakes.jpg john bertram oakes
 john bertram oakes journalist
john bertram oakes

john bertram oakes -lrb- april 23 , 1913 -- april 5 , 2001 -rrb- was an iconoclastic and influential u.s. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment , civil rights , and opposition to the vietnam war .
he was born in elkins park , pennsylvania , the second son of george washington ochs oakes and bertie gans .
the creator of the modern op-ed page and editor of the `` new york times '' editorial page from 1961 to 1976 , his was an idealistic and progressive american voice .
his uncle was adolph ochs , the publisher of the `` new york times . ''
oakes attended princeton university -lrb- a.b. , 1934 -rrb- , where he was valedictorian of his class and graduated magna cum laude .
he then became a rhodes scholar -lrb- a.b. , a.m. , queens college , oxford , 1936 -rrb- .
