Bio
Charles Peters was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and educated in local public schools. He earned a BA and an MA at Columbia University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Peters served in the U.S. Army and the West Virginia legislature, practiced law, and managed John Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign in Kanawha County. Peters also helped found the Peace Corps and served as its director of evaluation. The founder and longtime editor of The Washington Monthly, Peters is the author of several books, including an examination of the political system, How Washington Really Works; a history, Five Days in Philadelphia; and a biography, Lyndon B. Johnson, for the American Presidents series.Charles Peters Books
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