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1968 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: E. Canham, J. Pulitzer, P. Miller, W.D. Maxwell, B. Bingham, N. Chandler; back row, left to right: J. Reston, R. McGill, V. Royster, G. Kirk, K. MacDonad, N. Noyes, J. Hohenberg

 
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Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; John Hohenberg, secretary

Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise

Citation
For its expose of corruption in the courts in connection with the handling of the property and estates of an Indian tribe in California, and its successful efforts to punish the culprits.
Tags: 1968
Categories: Public Service
Publication
Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise

Nathan K. (Nick) Kotz

Citation
For his reporting of unsanitary conditions in many meat packing plants, which helped insure the passage of the Federal Wholesome Meat Act of 1967.
Tags: 1968
Categories: National Reporting
Publication
Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune

George Crumb

Citation
An orchestral suite first performed on May 26, 1967 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, having been commissioned by the University in connection with the celebration of its 75th anniversary.
Tags: 1968
Categories: Music
Publication
Echoes of Time and the River

Staff

Citation
For its coverage of the Detroit riots of 1967, recognizing both the brilliance of its detailed spot news staff work and its swift and accurate investigation into the underlying causes of the tragedy.
Tags: 1968
Publication
Detroit Free Press

Bernard Bailyn

Tags: 1968
Categories: History
Publisher
Harvard Univ. Press
Publication
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution