Francis James Westbrook Pegler (August 2, 1894 – June 24, 1969) was an American journalist and writer. He was a popular columnist in the 1930s and 1940s famed for his opposition to the New Deal and labor unions. Pegler aimed his pen at presidents of both parties, including Herbert Hoover, FDR (“moosejaw”), Harry Truman (“a thin-lipped hater”), and John F. Kennedy.
He also criticized the Supreme Court, the tax system, and corrupt labor unions, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1941 on the New York World-Telegram. In 1962, he lost his contract with King Features Syndicate, owned by the Hearst Corporation, after he started criticizing Hearst executives.
Westbrook Pegler was elected to The Lambs in 1960.