The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1964. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • The St. Petersburg Times, for its aggressive investigation of the Florida Turnpike Authority which disclosed widespread illegal acts and resulted in a major reorganization of the State's road construction program.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Norman C. Miller, of The Wall Street Journal, for his comprehensive account of a multi-million dollar vegetable oil swindle in New Jersey.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
  • James V. Magee and Albert V. Gaudiosi, reporters and Frederick Meyer, photographer of the Philadelphia Bulletin, for their expose of numbers racket operations with police collusion in South Philadelphia, which resulted in arrests and a cleanup of the police department.
• National Reporting:
  • Merriman Smith of United Press International, for his outstanding coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• International Reporting:
  • Malcolm W. Browne and David Halberstam of the Associated Press and The New York Times, for their individual reporting of the Vietnam war and the overthrow of the Diem regime.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Hazel Brannon Smith of the Lexington Advertiser, For steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Paul Conrad of The Denver Post, for his editorial cartooning during the past year
• Photography:
  • Robert H. Jackson of the Dallas Times Herald, for his photograph of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby.

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Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • No award given.
• Pulitzer Prize for Drama:
  • No award given.
• History:
  • Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town by Sumner Chilton Powell.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • John Keats by Walter Jackson Bate.
• Poetry:
  • At The End Of The Open Road by Louis Simpson.
• General Non-Fiction:
  • Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter.
• Music:
  • No award given.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... John Keats John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. ... Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 - July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Louis Simpson (born March 27, 1923 in Jamaica) is a United States poet. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... Richard Hofstadter (August 6, 1916 - October 24, 1970) was a noted American historian and was the Dewitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ...

Special Citations and Awards

• Journalism:
  • Gannett Newspapers. A special citation for their program, The Road To Integration, a distinguished example of the use of a newspaper group's resources to complement the work of its individual newspapers.

The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ...

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1964.