Robert L. Haught is a former UPI correspondent who worked on a governor's staff before going to Washington and serving as a top aide to two U.S. senators. He put his journalism experience on hold, but did write speeches, floor statements, news releases and other semi-serious works.
In 1987, Haught returned to journalism, becoming the first Washington-based editorial writer for the Oklahoman. In addition to writing editorials on national and international topics, he originated a weekly column, "Potomac Junction", a commentary on events and personalities in the nation's capital. Haught retired in 1995 but continues to produce the column, which runs in the newspaper's opinion section. He began writing a second column, "Now I'm No Expert", in 2003.
He has been recognized for his journalistic achievements by induction into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
As a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Haught was editor of the organization's newsletter for three years before becoming NSNC Secretary in 2004. He serves as a member of the executive board. He also is a member of the National Conference of Editorial Writers, and an honorary lifetime member of the International Association of Professional Bureaucrats (motto: "When in doubt, mumble").
Haught is a veteran of the Korean War, having served a an enlisted man with the 45th Infantry Division. He is an active elder in the Presbyterian Church.
He and his wife, Mary, live on a farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He is proud of the success of his three sons--Steve, who took up law; Gary, who took up health care; and Randy, who took up finance. All were smart enough not to seek their fortune by taking up writing for a living.
Genealogists who have spent much more time than Haught has in tracing his roots say he is descended from Peter Haut, who was born in 1720 in Rotterdam, Holland. Haut came to the United States with his wife and young daughter in 1751 and settled in West Virginia. He later changed the spelling of his name to Haught, thus making possible the creation of Haughtline.

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