John R. "Rick" MacArthur is an American journalist and author of books about US politics. He is the president of Harper's Magazine. MacArthur is the son of J. Roderick MacArthur and Christiane L’Entendart, and the grandson of billionaire John D. MacArthur. He grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and graduated from Columbia College with a B.A. in history in 1978. He lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City. MacArthur has been a reporter for The Wall Street Journal , the Washington Star , The Bergen Record , Chicago Sun-Times , and an assistant foreign editor at United Press... International . In 1980, MacArthur persuaded his grandfather's charitable foundation to partner in creating and funding a Harper's Magazine Foundation to acquire and operate the magazine of the same name. This new entity acquired Harper's Magazine for $250,000. Eventually John R. MacArthur took over the foundation that owned Harper’s. He became president and publisher of Harper's Magazine in 1983.
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