Pett, Saul, 1918-1993

Journalist.

From the description of Saul Pett papers, 1940-1993 (bulk 1960-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984071

Biographical Note

• 1918, Mar. 18: Born, Passaic, N.J.
• 1940: B.J., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Copyboy, New York Daily News, New York, N.Y.
• circa 1940: Married Leanore Green (died 1978)
• 1940 - 1946 : Reported for International News Service in Detroit, Mich., New York, N.Y., and Chicago, Ill.
• 1946: Joined Associated Press, New York, N.Y
• 1955: Accompanied Richard Evelyn Byrd on International Geophysical Year expedition to Antarctica
• 1959: Reported on Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev's tour of the United States
• 1960: Reported from Belgian Congo during struggle for independence Awarded Sigma Delta Chi award for general reporting
• 1962: Awarded Distinguished Service in Journalism medal, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
• 1964: Named Associated Press special correspondent
• 1972: Accompanied President Richard M. Nixon to Moscow, USSR, for signing of first nuclear arms limitation treaty
• 1982: Awarded Pulitzer Prize for feature writing
• 1989: Moved to Washington, D.C.
• 1991: Retired from Associated Press
• 1993, June 13: Died, McLean, Va.

From the guide to the Saul Pett Papers, 1940-1993, (bulk 1960-1984), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)