Byron Price

Byron Price

Byron Price (1891-1981) was director of the Office of Censorship for the United States government during World War II. For his role, he was recognized with a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. After the war he was appointed as the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman presented Byron Price with the Medal for Merit for "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services as Director, Office of Censorship, from December 20, 1941, until August 15, 1945." After his tenure he served as vice-president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

References

*Sweeney, Michael S. (2001). Secrets of Victory: The Office of Censorship and the American Press and Radio in World War II. University of North Carolina Press

External links

* [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=12412 Medal of Merit Citation]
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