Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918, Mar. 18 | Born, Passaic, N.J. |
| 1940 | B.J., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Copyboy, New York Daily News, New York, N.Y. |
| circa 1940 | Married Leanore Green (died 1978) |
| 1940-1946 | Reported for International News Service in Detroit, Mich., New York, N.Y., and Chicago, Ill. |
| 1946 | Joined Associated Press, New York, N.Y |
| 1955 | Accompanied Richard Evelyn Byrd on International Geophysical Year expedition to Antarctica |
| 1959 | Reported on Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev's tour of the United States |
| 1960 | Reported from Belgian Congo during struggle for independence Awarded Sigma Delta Chi award for general reporting |
| 1962 | Awarded Distinguished Service in Journalism medal, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. |
| 1964 | Named Associated Press special correspondent |
| 1972 | Accompanied President Richard M. Nixon to Moscow, USSR, for signing of first nuclear arms limitation treaty |
| 1982 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize for feature writing |
| 1989 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| 1991 | Retired from Associated Press |
| 1993, June 13 | Died, McLean, Va. |