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| − | '''Merriman Smith''' was | + | '''Merriman Smith''' was the [[journalist]] who put the first story about the [[JFK Assassination]] on the [[UPI]] newswire, 5 minutes before [[API]].<ref>https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/jfk_assassination_lee_harvey_oswald.php</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In 1964, Smith | + | |
| + | ===JFK Assassination== | ||
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| + | |text=Reporters struggled to find pay phones or other phones so they could get out the story. A few, like UPI reporter [[Merriman Smith]] — an unparalleled hustler — had amazing access to the scene. Smith got right next to the blood-spattered presidential limousine outside [[Parkland Hospital]] even before Kennedy was taken to the emergency room, and later witnessed [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s historic swearing-in aboard [[Air Force One]]. | ||
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| + | In 1964, Smith was given the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his coverage of the [[assassination of US President John F. Kennedy]]. He was the first to use the term "[[grassy knoll]]" regarding the assassination.<ref name=sp>http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKsmithMN2.htm</ref> [[Mort Sahl]] reports | ||
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| − | |text=that he [Merriman Smith] was riding under the underpass when he heard the shots that killed [[JFK|our young president]], which is interesting since he was two cars behind Kennedy and Kennedy never reached the underpass, he was killed while ahead of it, and possibly from it. | + | |text=that he [Merriman Smith] was riding under the underpass when he heard the shots that killed [[JFK|our young president]], which is interesting since he was two cars behind Kennedy and Kennedy never reached the underpass,<ref>https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/jfk_assassination_lee_harvey_oswald.php</ref> he was killed while ahead of it, and possibly from it. |
|source_URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimrN5NCdJk | |source_URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimrN5NCdJk | ||
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| − | == | + | In 1967 [[LBJ]] gave Smith the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref name=sp/> |
| − | Merriman Smith was found dead at his home in Washington from a | + | |
| + | ==Premature death== | ||
| + | Merriman Smith was found dead at his home in Washington from a [[gunshot]] wound on 13th April, 1970.<ref name=sp/> The ''[[New York Times]]'' headlined their report ''Merriman Smith Is Dead at 57, an Apparent Suicide''.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/14/archives/merriman-smith-is-dead-at-57-an-apparent-suicide.html</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Wikipedia]] reported as of 2017, without citation, that he was "despondent over the death of his son in the [[Vietnam War]]."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merriman_Smith&oldid=753858975</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 18 February 2019
 Merriman Smith      (journalist, JFK/Assassination/Premature death) | |
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| Born | February 10, 1913 |
| Died | April 13, 1970 (Age 57) Washington |
Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Victim of | premature death |
Merriman Smith was the journalist who put the first story about the JFK Assassination on the UPI newswire, 5 minutes before API.[1]
Career
=JFK Assassination
“Reporters struggled to find pay phones or other phones so they could get out the story. A few, like UPI reporter Merriman Smith — an unparalleled hustler — had amazing access to the scene. Smith got right next to the blood-spattered presidential limousine outside Parkland Hospital even before Kennedy was taken to the emergency room, and later witnessed Lyndon Johnson's historic swearing-in aboard Air Force One.”
Merriman Smith[citation needed]
In 1964, Smith was given the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. He was the first to use the term "grassy knoll" regarding the assassination.[2] Mort Sahl reports “that he [Merriman Smith] was riding under the underpass when he heard the shots that killed our young president, which is interesting since he was two cars behind Kennedy and Kennedy never reached the underpass,[3] he was killed while ahead of it, and possibly from it.” [4] In 1967 LBJ gave Smith the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[2]
Premature death
Merriman Smith was found dead at his home in Washington from a gunshot wound on 13th April, 1970.[2] The New York Times headlined their report Merriman Smith Is Dead at 57, an Apparent Suicide.[5]
Wikipedia reported as of 2017, without citation, that he was "despondent over the death of his son in the Vietnam War."[6]
Event Witnessed
| Event | Location(s) | Description |
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| JFK/Assassination | US Dallas Texas Grassy knoll | The assassination of US President John F. Kennedy was the seminal deep political event of modern times, perhaps even more than 9-11. Both were done by the same group. Subsequently the group assassinated RFK, MLK and many others to try to contain the truth. |
References
- ↑ https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/jfk_assassination_lee_harvey_oswald.php
- ↑ a b c http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKsmithMN2.htm
- ↑ https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/jfk_assassination_lee_harvey_oswald.php
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimrN5NCdJk YouTube
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/14/archives/merriman-smith-is-dead-at-57-an-apparent-suicide.html
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merriman_Smith&oldid=753858975
