Arthur Krock
Arthur Krock | |
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Lewis Institute | |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | "In the Nation" column (The New York Times) |
Spouse(s) | Marguerite Pollys (first), Martha Granger Blair (second) |
Children | 3 sons |
Parent(s) | Joseph Krock, Caroline Morris |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom Pulitzer Prize (1935, 1938, 1951) |
Arthur Bernard Krock (November 16, 1886 – April 12, 1974) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist. He became known as the "Dean of Washington newsmen" in a career that spanned the tenure of 11 United States presidents.
Early life and career
Arthur Krock was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, in 1887.[1] He was the son of German-Jewish bookkeeper Joseph Krock and Caroline Morris, who was half-Jewish.[2] After his mother became blind, Krock was raised by his grandparents, Emmanuel and Henrietta Morris, until he was six years old. When his mother regained her sight, he joined his parents in Chicago, graduating from high school there in 1904.
Krock went on to
Journalism
Krock began his career in
For example, amid the
In the mid-1930s, Krock became a friend and staunch advocate of
In October 1963, less than two months before the assassination of Joe Kennedy's son, President John F. Kennedy, Krock wrote a column headlined "The Intra-Administration War in Vietnam" in which he quoted a high-ranking government official:
The CIA's growth was 'likened to a malignancy' which the 'very high official was not even sure the White House could control ... any longer.' 'If the United States ever experiences [an attempted coup to overthrow the Government] it will come from the CIA and not the Pentagon. The agency 'represents a tremendous power and total unaccountability to anyone.'[4]
Awards
Over his 60-year career, Krock won three
- 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence, for his Washington dispatches[5]
- 1938 Prize for Correspondence, for "his exclusive authorized interview with the President of the United States on February 27, 1937."[5]
- 1951 Special Citation of his exclusive interview with President Truman[6]
The organization now explains the special Pulitzer thus: "The Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes as a policy does not make any award to an individual member of the Board. In 1951, the Board decided that the outstanding instance of National Reporting done in 1950 was the exclusive interview with President Truman obtained by Arthur Krock of The New York Times, while Mr. Krock was a Board member. The Board therefore made no award in the National Reporting category."[6]
He was awarded a French citation for his coverage of the
On April 22, 1970, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon.[7]
Personal life
He was married twice, first to Marguerite Polleys, daughter of a Minneapolis railroad official, from 1911 to her death following a long illness in 1938. They had one son, Thomas, who, during the
References
- ^ a b Leab, Daniel J. (July 9, 2008). "Krock, Arthur". American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59420-376-3.
- ^ Krock, Arthur (June 19, 1949). "Loyalty Trials Shape Political Issue for 1950". The New York Times.
- ^ Krock, Arthur (October 3, 1963). "The Intra-Administration War in Vietnam with High Frequency Disorderly Government" (PDF). The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-23.(subscription required)
- ^ a b "Correspondence" Archived 2015-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ a b "Special Citations and Awards" Archived 2015-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- UCSB. Archivedfrom the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ISBN 978-0-375-75515-6.
- ^ Belair, Felix Jr. (April 13, 1974). "Arthur Krock of the Times is Dead at 86" (PDF). The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
External links
- Arthur Krock Papers at the Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University
- Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, NY: Somerset Publishers. 1987. pp. 152–53. ISBN 0-403-09981-1.
- "Krock, Arthur". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. 2001.
- Search Arthur Krock at The Pulitzer Prizes
- "Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Eight Journalists" by Richard Nixon (April 22, 1970) at The American Presidency Project
- Arthur Krock at Library of Congress, with 9 library catalog records