Peggy Noonan

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  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist for The Wall Street Journal
  • Bestselling Author, 'The Time of Our Lives'
  • Political Analyst, NBC News & MSNBC
  • Former Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author Peggy Noonan has provided unique and thoughtful analysis of our nation and its leaders to millions of readers worldwide. Her Wall Street Journal column, Declarations, has run weekly since 2000. Forbes Magazine hailed her column as “principled, perceptive, persuasive, and patriotic.” She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in 2017. Noonan has also served as a Special Assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan. In the Reagan White House, she worked alongside the President on speeches that span the 40th anniversary of D-Day, the Challenger disaster, and his Farewell Address. Noonan’s speeches are filled with humorous anecdotes and political insight, as entertaining as they are thought-provoking.

A current political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, Noonan provides unique and thoughtful analysis of our nation and its leaders. Noonan has spoken to groups as diverse as the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, World Affairs Council, the University of Charleston, the 92Y, and more.

 



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Past Hosts Include:
  • Chief Executives Organization
  • University of Charleston
  • National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  • Fairfield University
  • Catholic University of America
  • National Association of Manufacturers
  • Miami-Dade College
  • World Affairs Council
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • 92Y
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Everything was perfect last night here at Fairfield and with the live zoom/virtual feed to our audience. Ms. Noonan - 'par for the course' - was her usual magnificently congenial, insightful and simpatico self.

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Peggy Noonan’s Geopolitical Outlook

Journalist PEGGY NOONAN faces the U.S.’s greatest controversies head-on by examining all sides of an issue. Looking at American politics, history, and culture, Noonan presents her roadmap of what’s to come. Noonan’s balanced approach to discussion and intellectual rigor are clear in her conversation ...

Journalist PEGGY NOONAN faces the U.S.’s greatest controversies head-on by examining all sides of an issue. Looking at American politics, history, and culture, Noonan presents her roadmap of what’s to come. Noonan’s balanced approach to discussion and intellectual rigor are clear in her conversations on upcoming election cycles as she provides thoughtful commentary on the issues in the news today.

Election Insights

White House insider PEGGY NOONAN draws on her political experience to analyze today’s election cycle. Her bipartisan discussions showcase how political issues can be discussed with respect and without acrimony. Recounting her time as a Presidential speechwriter and groundbreaking journalist, Noonan ...

White House insider PEGGY NOONAN draws on her political experience to analyze today’s election cycle. Her bipartisan discussions showcase how political issues can be discussed with respect and without acrimony. Recounting her time as a Presidential speechwriter and groundbreaking journalist, Noonan walks audiences through what individuals, communities, and corporations can expect during this ongoing election cycle.

Declarations on Washington

With experience as a member of Ronald Reagan's White House staff and years of providing spot-on, thoughtful commentary as a renowned journalist, PEGGY NOONAN provides unique and shrewd analysis into our nation and its leaders. Her speeches are filled with humorous anecdotes and political insight, ma ...

With experience as a member of Ronald Reagan's White House staff and years of providing spot-on, thoughtful commentary as a renowned journalist, PEGGY NOONAN provides unique and shrewd analysis into our nation and its leaders. Her speeches are filled with humorous anecdotes and political insight, making them as entertaining as they are thought-provoking. 

What Leadership Looks Like: What Presidents Can Learn From Their Predecessors

Witty and perceptive, PEGGY NOONAN offers a look back at former presidential leadership styles from the perspective of a writer who has helped shape both the political ideas and the language of past presidents. Drawing from her experiences as a former special assistant to and primary speechwriter fo ...

Witty and perceptive, PEGGY NOONAN offers a look back at former presidential leadership styles from the perspective of a writer who has helped shape both the political ideas and the language of past presidents. Drawing from her experiences as a former special assistant to and primary speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan and former chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush, Noonan draws connections between presidents from Reagan to Obama. Reflecting on the human side of these men and noting what she thought each could have, but failed to, learn from his predecessor on what it takes to lead the United States, Noonan shares how leaders reveal themselves to us, and how personality and character truly do count in the Oval Office.

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<p><strong>Peggy Noonan sought out to address thousands</strong></p>

Peggy Noonan sought out to address thousands

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MSNBC political analyst PEGGY NOONAN is in-demand for bringing American politics and current events to life with fresh insights and thoughtful analysis. She provides hosts with an informed, firsthand analysis of today’s most pressing issues. Noonan connects instantly with any audience, from students to C-Suite.

Sought out to address an audience of 700 senior executives at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting, 1,600 executives at the American Hospital Association's Annual Membership Meeting, and 1,600 C-suite executives and government leaders at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference, Noonan addresses what ongoing policy concerns will mean for business and individuals alike. Fairfield University said, “Ms. Noonan was her usual magnificently congenial, insightful, and simpatico self.”

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<p><strong>Peggy Noonan is one of America’s most awarded journalists</strong></p>

Peggy Noonan is one of America’s most awarded journalists

Renowned journalist and author PEGGY NOONAN is an astute writer on all things U.S. politics, government, and culture. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for her column, Declarations, which has run weekly in The Wall Street Journal since 2000. Forbes called Declarations "the best op-ed column in America." Noonan was honored with the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. She has also been chosen as Columnist of the Year by The Week and awarded an Emmy nomination for America: A Tribute to Heroes. Noonan’s insightful reporting has contributed greatly to U.S. self-understanding.

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Peggy Noonan: Political Powerhouse

This election cycle, renowned political commentator PEGGY NOONAN will be a foremost voice whose appeal reaches beyond partisan bounds. Noonan brings to life U.S. politics and history with fresh insights and thoughtful analysis. An iconic journalist whose exceptional commentary has been a guiding voice during America's most divisive and challenging times, Noonan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her prescient columns during the 2016 presidential election. Noonan can speak on most topics of concern in the U.S. today, drawing on her deep experience in both political and cultural reporting.

At each of her engagements, Noonan is heralded for her balanced, substantive, and shrewd analysis on today's political environment, and candid anecdotes from her impressive career. Noonan sheds light on what to expect from Washington and the implications for businesses and citizens alike.

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Biography

Peggy Noonan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where her weekly column, Declarations, has run since 2000. She is also the bestselling author of nine books on American politics, history and culture, including the bestsellers What I Saw at the Revolution, and When Character Was King. She is one of ten historians and writers who contributed essays on the American presidency for the book, Character Above AllIn her most recent release, The Time of Our Lives, Peggy chronicles her career in journalism, the Reagan White House, and the political arena.

On April 10, 2017, Noonan received the Pulitzer Prize for Political Commentary for her coverage of the 2016 Presidential Election.

In 2008 the National Journal dubbed Noonan’s political column indispensable to an understanding of the presidential year, and Forbes Magazine called her column “principled, perceptive, persuasive, and patriotic.” Noonan’s essays have appeared in TIME, Newsweek, The Washington Post and other publications, and she provides frequent political commentary on television.

Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for president Ronald Reagan.  In 2010 she was given the Award for Media Excellence by the living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor; the following year she was chosen as Columnist of the Year by The Week. In November 2016 she was named one of the city’s Literary Lions by the New York Public Library. She has been a fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and has taught in the history department at Yale University.

Before entering the Reagan White House, Noonan was a producer and writer at CBS News in New York, and an adjunct professor of Journalism at New York University.  She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up there, in Massapequa Park, Long Island, and in Rutherford, New Jersey.  She is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford.  She lives in New York City.