Albert Merriman Smith
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About
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who obtained the award in 1964 for his coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.
Before Fame
As a child he became known by his middle name "Merriman," and was later given the nickname "Smitty."
Trivia
He was the first journalist to publicly use the term "grassy knoll" in his coverage of the assassination.
Family Life
He killed himself after his son was killed while serving in Vietnam.
Associated With
He was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967.
