Edwin O. Guthman

Edwin O. Guthman (August 11, 1919 - August 31, 2008) was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and university professor.

Biography

Guthman was born in Seattle, Washington, graduating from the University of Washington in 1941."Edwin O. Guthman, '41", Columns (University of Washington alumni magazine), December 2008, p. 53. in 1941. During World War II, he served as an infantry regiment reconnaissance platoon leader in both North Africa and Italy. In 1946, he was discharged as a captain. During his tour, he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.

He was a reporter for the Seattle Star (1941–1947), and a reporter for The Seattle Times (1947–1961). While at the Seattle Times, he won that paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950. His articles proved that the Washington State Un-American Activities Committee subverted evidence that cleared University of Washington professor Melvin Rader of false charges of being a Communist.

In 1961, he was tapped by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to be his press secretary. He later served Kennedy in a similar position for one year when RFK became U.S. Senator from New York in 1965. As a result of his work with Kennedy, he was third on Nixon's Enemies List.<ref...
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