James Barrett Reston was born on November 3, 1909, at Clydebank, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1920. He was associated with the Cincinnati National League baseball team during 1933 and 1934, in public relations work. He was a reporter for the Associated Press from 1934 through 1939. Since 1939, he has been associated with the New York Times. Reston was well connected to people in the United States Government and wrote articles concerning the Government’s daily activities and operation. Thes articles were published in the newspaper. Reston has not been the subject of an FBI Investigation, but his name did come up in a name check request from the Department of the Army.
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