1972 Distinguished Nebraskans Award Recipient James Keogh First as executive editor of Time magazine and then as part of President Nixon’s communication team, Jim Keogh played an integral role in American mass media during the tumultuous 1960s and 70s. The Humphrey native came up through the journalism ranks at the Omaha World-Herald and later served as an editor at Time from 1951 to 1968. Keogh then became Nixon’s speechwriter and from 1973 to 1977 was director of the U.S. Information Agency. Back to list

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