What is Joe Klein?
{{for|the baseball manager and executive|Joe Klein (baseball executive)}} [[File:Joe Klein 2016.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Klein at the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum|LBJ Presidential Library and Museum]] in 2016]] '''Joe Klein''' (born September 7, 1946) is an American political columnist, writer, critic, historian and journalist. He works for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine and is known for his novel ''[[Primary Colors (novel)|Primary Colors]]''. Klein is currently a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and is a former [[Guggenheim Fellowships|Guggenheim Fellow]]. He has also written articles and book reviews for ''[[The New Republic]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>[http://time.com/85684/jewish-organization-acts-in-an-un-jewish-fashion/ Jewish Organization Acts in an Un-Jewish Fashion] Joe Klein; ''Time''; May 2, 2014</ref> Klein was born in [[New York City]] to a [[Jew]]ish family.<ref name=encyc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2699600088/klein-joseph-1946-joe.html |title=Klein, Joseph 1946– (Joe Klein) – Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=2013-08-01}}</ref> He was raised in New York City and in [[New Rochelle, New York]]. Klein studied at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. In 1967, he married Janet Eklund. They divorced in 1975. They had 2 children. He is now married to Victoria Kaunitz. They have two children. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{wikiquote-inline}} * [http://swampland.time.com/author/jklein1271/ Time Magazine columnist profile] *{{C-SPAN|joeklein}} *{{IMDb name|0458826}} *{{Worldcat id|lccn-n80-55720}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Joe}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Journalists from New York City]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Jewish American writers]] [[Category