Walter Lippmann

Walter Lippmann (23 September 1889 – 14 December 1974) was an American public intellectual, writer, reporter, and political commentator famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War. Lippmann was twice awarded (1958 and 1962) a Pulitzer Prize for his syndicated newspaper column, "Today and Tomorrow". Walter Lippmann was born on 23 September 1889, in New York City, to Jacob and Daisy Baum Lippmann; his upper-middle class Ge... More

Date of birth:

  • Sep 23, 1889

Date of death:

  • Dec 14, 1974 (age 85 years)
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1961
  • Television Contribution to International Understanding.
  • 1962
  • For his 1961 interview with Soviet Premier Khrushchev, as illustrative of Lippmann's long and distinguished contribution to American journalism.
  • 1965
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