Tag: Edward Beattie
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Eisenhower meets the press in London
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first news conference as Supreme Allied Commander established his vision of a mutually beneficial relationship with the press.
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Captured by the Nazis: War correspondent to POW
On September 12, 1944, war correspondents Edward Beattie, Wright Bryan and John Mecklin were captured by German troops in France. Suddenly, they were the news instead of the ones reporting on it.
World War II on Deadline 