Journalist, Author. He was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (with the Chattanooga Times) for his reporting of improper activity by the Secretary of the Air Force in 1956. In addition, he was a member of the Kennedy inner circle and is credited with introducing John F. Kennedy to Jacqueline Bouvier. Born Charles Leffingwell Bartlett, into a well-off family, his father was a Chicago stockbroker. His family spent wintertime in Southern Florida and had a home near the Kennedy's property. Bartlett graduated from Yale University with a degree in Journalism and served as an intelligence officer in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II. Upon his return home, he began his career as a reporter with the Chattanooga Times and struck up a friendship with John F. Kennedy which lasted until Kennedy's death in 1963. Bartlett's investigation of Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott, led to Talbott's resignation in 1955, after it was revealed he had a position with a company involved in government contracts, which created a conflict of interest. For his reporting of this story, Bartlett was given a Pulitzer. He co-authored the book "Facing the Brink: An Intimate Study of Crisis Diplomacy" (1967). He died from heart related issues.
Journalist, Author. He was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (with the Chattanooga Times) for his reporting of improper activity by the Secretary of the Air Force in 1956. In addition, he was a member of the Kennedy inner circle and is credited with introducing John F. Kennedy to Jacqueline Bouvier. Born Charles Leffingwell Bartlett, into a well-off family, his father was a Chicago stockbroker. His family spent wintertime in Southern Florida and had a home near the Kennedy's property. Bartlett graduated from Yale University with a degree in Journalism and served as an intelligence officer in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II. Upon his return home, he began his career as a reporter with the Chattanooga Times and struck up a friendship with John F. Kennedy which lasted until Kennedy's death in 1963. Bartlett's investigation of Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott, led to Talbott's resignation in 1955, after it was revealed he had a position with a company involved in government contracts, which created a conflict of interest. For his reporting of this story, Bartlett was given a Pulitzer. He co-authored the book "Facing the Brink: An Intimate Study of Crisis Diplomacy" (1967). He died from heart related issues.
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