1969 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1969.

Journalism Awards

*Public Service:
**The "Los Angeles Times", for its expose of wrongdoing within the Los Angeles City Government Commissions, resulting in resignations or criminal convictions of certain members, as well as widespread reforms.
*Local General or Spot News Reporting:
** John Fetterman of "The Louisville Times" and "The Courier-Journal", for his article, "Pfc. Gibson Comes Home". the story of an American soldier whose body was returned to his native town from Vietnam for burial.
*Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
** Albert L. Delugach and Denny Walsh of the "St. Louis Globe-Democrat", for their campaign against fraud and abuse of power within the St. Louis Steamfitters Union, Local 562.
*National Reporting:
** Robert Cahn of the "Christian Science Monitor", for his inquiry into the future of our national parks and the methods that may help to preserve them.
*International Reporting:
** William Tuohy of "The Los Angeles Times", for his Vietnam War correspondence in 1968.
*Editorial Writing:
** Paul Greenberg of the "Pine Bluff Commercial" (Arkansas), for his editorials during 1968.
*Editorial Cartooning:
** John Fischetti of the "Chicago Daily News", for his editorial cartooning in 1968.
*Spot News Photography:
** Edward T. Adams of Associated Press, for his photograph, "Saigon Execution".
*Feature Photography:
** Moneta Sleet Jr. of "Ebony" magazine, for his photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral.

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

*Fiction:
** "House Made of Dawn" by N. Scott Momaday.
*Drama:
** "The Great White Hope" by Howard Sackler.
*History:
** "Origins of the Fifth Amendment" by Leonard W. Levy.
*Biography or Autobiography:
** "The Man From New York: John Quinn and His Friends" by Benjamin Lawrence Reid.
*Poetry:
** "Of Being Numerous" by George Oppen.
*General Non-Fiction:
** "The Armies of the Night" by Norman Mailer.
*General Non-Fiction:
** "So Human An Animal" by Rene Jules Dubos.
*Music:
** "String Quartet No. 3" by Karel Husa, first performed at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, on October 14, 1968 by the Fine Arts Quartet.

External links

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1969&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1969] .