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1986 Pulitzer Prize Board
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starting left going back around table: O. Elliott, E. Roberts, M. Gartner, H. Hays, R. Leonard, M. Sovern, J. Pulitzer, W. Raspberry, R. Christopher, C. Sitton, C. Saikowski, R. Baker (absent from photo: H. Gray, J. Hoge, D. Laventhol, C.K. McClatchy, W. Phillips, R. Wilkins) Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University

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Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; Robert Christopher, secretary.

John Camp

Citation
For his five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression.
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Categories: Feature Writing
Publication
St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch

Staff

Citation
For a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in "Star Wars."
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Categories: Explanatory Journalism
Publication
The New York Times

Jimmy Breslin

Citation
For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens.
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Categories: Commentary
Publication
New York Daily News
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