Fletcher Knebel

Fletcher Knebel (October 1, 1911 – February 26, 1993) was an American author of popular works of political fiction and a syndicated columnist. His best-known novel, Seven Days in May (1962) was co-authored with Charles W. Bailey) and concerns an attempted military coup in the United States. The book reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller list. A motion picture based on the book was released in 1964. A later fictional work, Night of Camp David (1965), about an American President who

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"There's no doubt that singer Elvis Presley is going places, but will he arrive all in one piece?"

- Fletcher Knebel

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"It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics."

- Fletcher Knebel

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"Without a doubt Fletcher Knebel is Washington's most widely read and widely-plagiarized commentator on current events. I hope he is so accustomed to having his deft observations used by other speakers that he will excuse my continuing to do so."