Geyelin, Philip

Geyelin, Philip
▪ 2005

      American journalist and editor (b. Feb. 27, 1923, Devon, Pa.—d. Jan. 9, 2004, Washington, D.C.), gradually shifted the editorials in the Washington Post to an anti-Vietnam War stance from the pro-government position of Russ Wiggins, his predecessor as editor of the editorial page. During Geyelin's tenure of overseeing the editorial page (1968–79), the newspaper also gained renown for its coverage of the Watergate Scandal. After military service in World War II, he worked for the Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal before joining the Washington Post in 1967. Geyelin received the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1970.

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