What is Archibald MacLeish?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Archibald MacLeish |image = Archibaldmacleish.jpeg |alt = |caption = |order1 = 1st |title1 = [[Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs]] |president1 = [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] <br />[[Harry S. Truman]] |term_start1 = December 20, 1944 |term_end1 = August 17, 1945 |predecessor1 = Position established |successor1 = [[William Benton (senator)|William Benton]] |order2 = 9th |title2 = [[Librarian of Congress]] |president2 = [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |term_start2 = July 10, 1939 |term_end2 = December 19, 1944 |predecessor2 = [[Herbert Putnam]] |successor2 = [[Luther H. Evans]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|05|07}} |birth_place = [[Glencoe, Illinois]], US |death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|04|20|1892|05|07}} |death_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], US |nationality = American |known_for = Poetry, drama, essays, librarianship |occupation = {{flatlist| * Poet * playwright * essayist * librarian of Congress * lawyer }} |module = {{Infobox writer | embed=yes | period = | genre = Poetry, drama, essays | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notableworks = [[Panic (1935 play)|Panic]], [[J.B. (play)|J.B.]] }} }} '''Archibald MacLeish''' (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer. He worked for ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' from 1929 to 1938. For five years, MacLeish was the ninth [[Librarian of Congress]], nominated by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name =librarian>{{cite web| url = https://www.loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/previous-librarians-of-congress/archibald-macleish/| title = Archibald MacLeish, 9th Librarian of Congress 1939-1944| access-date = July 19, 2016| publisher = Library of Congress}}</ref> From 1949 to 1962, he was a professor at [[Harvard University]]. He was awarded three [[Pulitzer Prize]]s for his work. == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]]