Dudman was born in Centerville, Iowa. He majored in journalism and economics at Stanford University, where he wrote for the school paper, graduating in 1940. During World War II, he served in the merchant marines, dodging German submarines in the North Atlantic. He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942 and served four years, becoming executive officer of his ship.[2]
He started his journalism career at The Denver Post, where he wrote for four years before joining the Post-Dispatch in 1949.[2] Dudman reported on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He reported seeing an entrance bullet hole in the windshield of the presidential limousine.
In May 1970, he was captured by the Viet Cong and held captive in Cambodia, an experience he wrote about in his book Forty Days With the Enemy.[3] A few days after his release, he and his wife hosted a young Bill Clinton who was working in Washington for the summer as part of Project Pursestrings.[4]
In December 1978 he was a member, along with Elizabeth Becker and Malcolm Caldwell, of the only group of Western journalists and writers invited to visit Cambodia since the Khmer Rouge had taken power in April 1975. During this visit Caldwell was murdered under mysterious circumstances.[5]
On his last day as Washington bureau chief, in 1981, he ran up Connecticut Avenue to cover the shooting of President Ronald Reagan. He moved to Maine after retirement, but continued to work for the Post-Dispatch. From 2000 to 2012, he was the Bangor Daily News' senior contributing editor, writing over 1,000 editorials.[2][6] In 1993, he won the George Polk Career Award.[2] He died on August 3, 2017, at the age of 99.[6]
Selected worksedit
Forty Days With the Enemy
Men of the far right
Dateline: Vietnam
"Pol Pot: Brutal, Yes, but No Mass Murderer", The New York Times, August 17, 1990; accessed August 3, 2017.
Referencesedit
^Who's who in Entertainment. Marquis Who's Who. August 4, 1989. ISBN9780837918501 – via Google Books.
^ abcd"After 76 years of newspaper writing, BDN contributing editor says farewell". July 2, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
^"Dudman turns 95: A reflection on a great American reporter". Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^Clinton, William (2005). My Life. Vintage. p. 229. ISBN1400096715.
^Becker, Elizabeth, When the War was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution New York: Public Affairs Books, 1998, pp. 426–430
^ ab"Richard Dudman dies; he covered Vietnam war for the Post-Dispatch". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 3, 2017.
External linksedit
Imperial War Museum Interview
Ralph Stanley: An Eye for Wood
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richard, dudman, richard, beebe, dudman, 1918, august, 2017, american, journalist, spent, years, with, louis, post, dispatch, during, which, time, covered, fidel, castro, insurgency, cuba, assassination, president, john, kennedy, invasion, cuba, pigs, watergat. Richard Beebe Dudman May 3 1918 August 3 2017 was an American journalist who spent 31 years with the St Louis Post Dispatch during which time he covered Fidel Castro s insurgency in Cuba the assassination of President John F Kennedy the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs the Watergate scandal the Iran Contra scandal and wars and revolutions in Latin America the Middle East and the Far East He was chief of the Washington bureau during the 1970s which landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents 1 Richard DudmanBorn 1918 05 03 May 3 1918Centerville Iowa U S DiedAugust 3 2017 2017 08 03 aged 99 NationalityAmericanOccupationJournalistKnown forSpent 31 years with the St Louis Post Dispatch Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editDudman was born in Centerville Iowa He majored in journalism and economics at Stanford University where he wrote for the school paper graduating in 1940 During World War II he served in the merchant marines dodging German submarines in the North Atlantic He joined the U S Naval Reserve in 1942 and served four years becoming executive officer of his ship 2 He started his journalism career at The Denver Post where he wrote for four years before joining the Post Dispatch in 1949 2 Dudman reported on the assassination of President John F Kennedy in Dallas Texas on November 22 1963 He reported seeing an entrance bullet hole in the windshield of the presidential limousine In May 1970 he was captured by the Viet Cong and held captive in Cambodia an experience he wrote about in his book Forty Days With the Enemy 3 A few days after his release he and his wife hosted a young Bill Clinton who was working in Washington for the summer as part of Project Pursestrings 4 In December 1978 he was a member along with Elizabeth Becker and Malcolm Caldwell of the only group of Western journalists and writers invited to visit Cambodia since the Khmer Rouge had taken power in April 1975 During this visit Caldwell was murdered under mysterious circumstances 5 On his last day as Washington bureau chief in 1981 he ran up Connecticut Avenue to cover the shooting of President Ronald Reagan He moved to Maine after retirement but continued to work for the Post Dispatch From 2000 to 2012 he was the Bangor Daily News senior contributing editor writing over 1 000 editorials 2 6 In 1993 he won the George Polk Career Award 2 He died on August 3 2017 at the age of 99 6 Selected works editForty Days With the Enemy Men of the far right Dateline Vietnam Pol Pot Brutal Yes but No Mass Murderer The New York Times August 17 1990 accessed August 3 2017 References edit Who s who in Entertainment Marquis Who s Who August 4 1989 ISBN 9780837918501 via Google Books a b c d After 76 years of newspaper writing BDN contributing editor says farewell July 2 2012 Retrieved May 29 2016 Dudman turns 95 A reflection on a great American reporter Retrieved May 28 2016 Clinton William 2005 My Life Vintage p 229 ISBN 1400096715 Becker Elizabeth When the War was Over Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution New York Public Affairs Books 1998 pp 426 430 a b Richard Dudman dies he covered Vietnam war for the Post Dispatch St Louis Post Dispatch August 3 2017 External links editImperial War Museum Interview Ralph Stanley An Eye for Wood nbsp This article about a United States journalist born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Dudman amp oldid 1152191369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
