Bernard Kalb submitted a famed 1986 resignation from his job as State Department spokesperson while protesting a government disinformation campaign under President Ronald Reagan. He went on to work for six decades as a journalist and media commentator.
Global affairs reporter Bernard Kalb died on Sunday at his home in North Bethesda, Maryland, due to complications from a fall, according to his family. He was 100. The centenarian worked for six decades as a journalist, writing several books while serving as a travel companion of Henry Kissinger.
He also served stints as a media commentator and host of CNN’s, but was probably best known for the job he walked away from—submitting a famed 1986 resignation from the Department of State while protesting a government disinformation campaign under President Ronald Reagan.
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