Nicholas von Hoffman

Nicholas von Hoffman (October 16, 1929 – February 1, 2018) was an American journalist and author. He first worked as a community organizer for Saul Alinsky in Chicago for ten years from 1953 to 1963. Later, Von Hoffman wrote for ''The Washington Post'', and most notably, was a commentator on the CBS ''Point-Counterpoint'' segment for ''60 Minutes,'' from which Don Hewitt fired him in 1974. von Hoffman was also a columnist for ''The Huffington Post''. Provided by Wikipedia