Edward Klein (born 1937) is a bestselling American author who has written about the Kennedys, Hillary Clinton and most recently President Barack Obama.Born in Yonkers, New York, Klein attended Colgate University, graduated from Columbia University School of General Studies, and received an MS degree from the Columbia University school of journalism.Klein is the former foreign editor of Newsweek and served as the editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine from 1977 to 1987.