David Rankin Barbee
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David Rankin Barbee (October 15, 1874, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee—March 7, 1958, Orange, Texas) was a journalist, a public relations writer for the Roosevelt administration and, after his retirement, a researcher in American history, best known for writing on Southern history.[1]
From 1928 to 1933 he wrote the column "Profiles" in the Washington Post, earning him "a large and loyal audience".[1] He then joined the administration of Theodore Roosevelt as a public relations writer for the for the Federal Alcohol Administration. [1]