Know Politics: Ed Kennedy’s War: V-E Day, Censorship & the Associated Press | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 10/4/2012 Start Time: 6:30 PM End Time: 7:30 PM Description: On V-E Day, May 7, 1945, Associated Press (AP) reporter Ed Kennedy became the most famous—or infamous—American correspondent of World War II by breaking the news of the Allied victory in defiance of a military order that American journalist were to remain silent . Julia Kennedy Cochran edited her father’s memoirs, and wrote the prologue and epilogue to the book, adding a personal context to Ed Kennedy’s narrative of his long journalistic career.
Library: East Bend Public LibraryFree and open to the public. Books will be available for sale following the reading. *cr* Location: Meeting Room Contact: Liz Goodrich Contact Number: 541/312-1032 |