Robert Boyd (journalist)
(1928-2019)
American journalist
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Robert Skinner Boyd (January 11, 1928 – September 20, 2019) was an American journalist who spent most of his career working for the Knight Newspaper Group, spending two decades as the group's Washington bureau chief. He and Clark Hoyt won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for uncovering the fact that Senator Thomas Eagleton, George McGovern's choice for vice president, had had severe psychiatric problems and undergone three shock treatments. Instead of publishing their scoop, they disclosed their findings to McGovern's top advisor, and Eagleton withdrew as the Democratic nominee.
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28 January 1928 Chicago, Illinois, US
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20 September 2019 (aged 91) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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