Last Updated: 02 Oct, 2023 | Views: 560
Age: 73
Profession: Writer
Other Profession(s): Journalist, Historian
Famous For: Received Pulitzer Prize 2 Times
Higher Education: Harvard College (BA)
About (Profile/Biography)
American journalist and novelist David Halberstam was well-known for his in-depth reporting on politics, the economy, and sports. For his reporting on the Vietnam War, David was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He also authored several best-selling novels, such as "The Best and the Brightest" and "The Fifties." In 2007, Halberstam perished in a motor vehicle collision.
David Halberstam Education:
1955: Halberstam graduated from Harvard University and began working as a reporter for the Daily Times Leader in West Point, Mississippi.
David Halberstam Career:
1960: Halberstam joined The New York Times as a national correspondent, covering the civil rights movement and other major events of the era.
1962: Halberstam won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Vietnam War.
Halberstam First Book: In 1965, Halberstam published his first book, "The Making of a Quagmire," which criticized U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
1972: Halberstam published "The Best and the Brightest," a widely acclaimed account of the origins of the Vietnam War and the decision-making process that led to U.S. involvement.
1979: Halberstam won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Carter administration's foreign policy.
1986: Halberstam published "The Reckoning," a book about the auto industry and the decline of American manufacturing.
1993: Halberstam published "The Fifties," a cultural history of the United States during the decade.
2001: Halberstam published "War in a Time of Peace," an analysis of U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War era.
David Halberstam Books:
The Best and the Brightest (1972)
The Powers That Be (1979)
The Reckoning (1986)
The Fifties (1993)
War in a Time of Peace (2001)
The Coldest Winter (2007)
David Halberstam Death:
2007: Halberstam died traffic collision in California at the age of 73.
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