David Thompson Watson McCord (November 15, 1897 in New York City – April 13, 1997) was an American poet and college fundraiser.
He grew up in Portland, Oregon where he graduated from Lincoln High School, and earned three degrees from Harvard University.
[2] His work appeared in Harper's.
[3] He raised millions of dollars as executive director of the Harvard College Fund.
[1] Two collections of poems, The Star in the Pail and One at a Time were 1976 and 1978 finalists for the National Book Award, Children's Literature.