Haynes Bonner Johnson (July 9, 1931 – May 24, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American political commentators.[citation needed]
Error: Haynes Johnson must have served in the Korean War between graduating from college in 1952 and going to graduate school, not after receiving his M.A. in 1956. The Korean War ended in July 1953.
Johnson had begun his newspaper career earlier in Manhattan as a copy boy for The New York Sun, where his father worked. In 1956 he began reporting for the Wilmington (Delaware) News-Journal, and the following year, Johnson joined the Washington Evening Star where he worked for 12 years, variously as a reporter, copy editor, night city editor and national reporter. He covered conflicts in the Dominican Republic and India, as well as the Vietnam War. Johnson joined The Washington Post in 1969, serving first as a National correspondent, as a special assignment correspondent at home and abroad, then as the paper's Assistant Managing Editor and finally, as a national affairs columnist.
Johnson in 1970
Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1966, for his coverage of the civil rights crisis in Selma, Alabama.[2] The award marked the first time in Pulitzer Prize history that a father and son both received awards for reporting; his father, Malcolm Johnson, won in 1949 for the New York Sun series, "Crime on the Waterfront," which was the basis for the Academy Award-winning film, On the Waterfront.[1]
He was the author or editor of sixteen books, five of them best-sellers, including his most recent work, co-authored with Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz, The Battle for America: 2008. Johnson also was a regular commentator on the PBS television shows Washington Week in Review and The News Hour.[3]
He married Julia Ann Erwin in 1954; they had five children, and later divorced. In 2002, he married Kathryn Oberly.[1]
Death
On May 24, 2013, he died of a heart attack in Bethesda, Maryland. Johnson's survivors include his wife, Kathryn A. Oberly, a former associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and three daughters and two sons from his previous marriage, to Julia Erwin.[1]
Dan Balz, senior political reporter at the Washington Post, paid tribute to Johnson's reporting skills: "I don't say this lightly. He was a great journalist."[3] Professor and noted former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The New York TimesGene Roberts observed “He made his subjects come alive,” adding that “His writing had a flow and a polish.” [6]
Former advisor to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, former Chicago Tribune political writer and current NBC News senior political analyst David Axelrod stated: "When I was a young political reporter, Haynes Johnson was one of the great, iconic journalists we all aspired to be. May he rest in peace."[7]University of Maryland President Wallace Loh said of Johnson: "He helped anchor a new generation of journalists."[8]
The Bay of Pigs: The Leaders' Story of Brigade 2506 (1964)[9]
Fulbright: The Dissenter, with Bernard M. Gwertzman (1968)
Army in Anguish, with George C. Wilson (1972)
The Unions, with Nick Kotz (1972)
Lyndon, with Richard Harwood (1973)
The Fall of a President, editor (1974)
The Working White House (1975)
In the Absence of Power: Governing America (1980)
The Landing: A Novel of Washington and World War II, with Howard Simons (1986)
Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years (1991)[10]
Divided We Fall (1994)
The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point, with David Broder (1996)
The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years (2001)
The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism (2005)
The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election with Dan Balz (2009)
Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist with Harry Katz (2009)
References
^ abcdFox, Margalit (May 24, 2013). "Haynes Johnson, Journalist and Author, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^"Haynes Johnson, Journalist and Author, Is Dead at 81". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ ab"Haynes Johnson dies at 81; won Pulitzer for civil rights coverage". The Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2013.
^. Merrill.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^. Reportingcivilrights.loa.org. 1931-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^"David Axelrod tweets: When I was a young political reporter, Haynes Johnson was one of the great, iconic journalists we all aspired to be. May he rest in peace. - May 25 -338312203239309312". Tweetwood.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^. Merrill.umd.edu. 2013-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^ Davis, Harold Eugene. Review of The Bay of Pigs: The Leaders' Story of Brigade 2506, by Haynes Johnson. World Affairs, Vol. 127, No. 2, 1964, pp. 113–113.
^Hyland, William G. Review of Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years, by Haynes Johnson. Foreign Affairs, Vol. 70, No. 3, Summer 1991, p. 168. doi:10.2307/20044848. Archived from the original.
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Haynes Bonner Johnson July 9 1931 May 24 2013 was an American journalist author and television analyst He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American political commentators citation needed Haynes JohnsonJohnson circa 2006Born 1931 07 09 July 9 1931New York City New York U S DiedMay 24 2013 2013 05 24 aged 81 Bethesda Maryland U S NationalityAmericanKnown forPulitzer PrizeSpouse s Julia Erwin Kathryn A OberlyError Haynes Johnson must have served in the Korean War between graduating from college in 1952 and going to graduate school not after receiving his M A in 1956 The Korean War ended in July 1953 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal 2 1 Death 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditJohnson was born in New York City to journalist Malcolm Johnson and Emma Ludie nee Adams a pianist 1 He earned his bachelor s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1952 and his master s in American history from the University of Wisconsin in 1956 He then served in the U S Army as a first lieutenant in artillery during the Korean War Johnson had begun his newspaper career earlier in Manhattan as a copy boy for The New York Sun where his father worked In 1956 he began reporting for the Wilmington Delaware News Journal and the following year Johnson joined the Washington Evening Star where he worked for 12 years variously as a reporter copy editor night city editor and national reporter He covered conflicts in the Dominican Republic and India as well as the Vietnam War Johnson joined The Washington Post in 1969 serving first as a National correspondent as a special assignment correspondent at home and abroad then as the paper s Assistant Managing Editor and finally as a national affairs columnist Johnson in 1970 Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1966 for his coverage of the civil rights crisis in Selma Alabama 2 The award marked the first time in Pulitzer Prize history that a father and son both received awards for reporting his father Malcolm Johnson won in 1949 for the New York Sun series Crime on the Waterfront which was the basis for the Academy Award winning film On the Waterfront 1 He was the author or editor of sixteen books five of them best sellers including his most recent work co authored with Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz The Battle for America 2008 Johnson also was a regular commentator on the PBS television shows Washington Week in Review and The News Hour 3 He held academic appointments at Duke University Princeton University University of California at Berkeley the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University and served as the Knight chair of public affairs journalism at the University of Maryland from 1998 until 2013 4 5 Personal EditHe married Julia Ann Erwin in 1954 they had five children and later divorced In 2002 he married Kathryn Oberly 1 Death Edit On May 24 2013 he died of a heart attack in Bethesda Maryland Johnson s survivors include his wife Kathryn A Oberly a former associate judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and three daughters and two sons from his previous marriage to Julia Erwin 1 Dan Balz senior political reporter at the Washington Post paid tribute to Johnson s reporting skills I don t say this lightly He was a great journalist 3 Professor and noted former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The New York Times Gene Roberts observed He made his subjects come alive adding that His writing had a flow and a polish 6 Former advisor to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama former Chicago Tribune political writer and current NBC News senior political analyst David Axelrod stated When I was a young political reporter Haynes Johnson was one of the great iconic journalists we all aspired to be May he rest in peace 7 University of Maryland President Wallace Loh said of Johnson He helped anchor a new generation of journalists 8 Johnson was scheduled to be inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists Washington DC chapter s hall of fame in June 2013 Bibliography EditExternal video Booknotes interview with Johnson on Sleepwalking Through History March 3 1991 C SPAN Conversations with History interview with Johnson on The Best of Times University of California Television January 13 2003 Revelle Forum a reading from Johnson s book The Age of Anxiety University of California Television November 28 2005 Conversations with History interview with Johnson on The Age of Anxiety University of California Television December 5 2005 Dusk at the Mountain 1963 The Bay of Pigs The Leaders Story of Brigade 2506 1964 9 Fulbright The Dissenter with Bernard M Gwertzman 1968 Army in Anguish with George C Wilson 1972 The Unions with Nick Kotz 1972 Lyndon with Richard Harwood 1973 The Fall of a President editor 1974 The Working White House 1975 In the Absence of Power Governing America 1980 The Landing A Novel of Washington and World War II with Howard Simons 1986 Sleepwalking Through History America in the Reagan Years 1991 10 Divided We Fall 1994 The System The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point with David Broder 1996 The Best of Times America in the Clinton Years 2001 The Age of Anxiety McCarthyism to Terrorism 2005 The Battle for America 2008 The Story of an Extraordinary Election with Dan Balz 2009 Herblock The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist with Harry Katz 2009 References Edit a b c d Fox Margalit May 24 2013 Haynes Johnson Journalist and Author Is Dead at 81 The New York Times Retrieved 25 May 2013 Haynes Johnson Journalist and Author Is Dead at 81 Retrieved 24 May 2013 a b Haynes Johnson dies at 81 won Pulitzer for civil rights coverage The Los Angeles Times May 25 2013 Faculty and Staff Directory Philip Merrill College of Journalism Merrill umd edu Archived from the original on 2012 06 22 Retrieved 2013 08 18 Reporting Civil Rights Reporters and Writers Haynes Johnson Reportingcivilrights loa org 1931 07 09 Archived from the original on 2012 03 07 Retrieved 2013 08 18 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81 The Washington Post Archived from the original on 26 May 2013 Retrieved 25 May 2013 David Axelrod tweets When I was a young political reporter Haynes Johnson was one of the great iconic journalists we all aspired to be May he rest in peace May 25 338312203239309312 Tweetwood com Archived from the original on 2013 06 30 Retrieved 2013 08 18 Merrill Faculty and Friends Remember Beloved Professor Haynes Johnson Merrill umd edu 2013 05 24 Archived from the original on 2013 09 07 Retrieved 2013 08 18 Davis Harold Eugene Review of The Bay of Pigs The Leaders Story of Brigade 2506 by Haynes Johnson World Affairs Vol 127 No 2 1964 pp 113 113 Hyland William G Review of Sleepwalking Through History America in the Reagan Years by Haynes Johnson Foreign Affairs Vol 70 No 3 Summer 1991 p 168 doi 10 2307 20044848 Archived 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