Nick Kotz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Nick Kotz
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| Born | September 16, 1932 San Antonio, Texas, US |
| Died | April 26, 2020 (aged 87) Broad Run, Virginia, US |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author, and Historian |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, London School of Economics |
| Genre | History |
| Notable works | The Harness Makers Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas, Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Laws That Changed America, Wild Blue Yonder: Money, Politics, and the B-1 Bomber |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, Olive Branch Award, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence, the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award |
| Spouse | Mary Lynn Kotz |
Nick Kotz (born September 16, 1932 – died April 26, 2020) was an American journalist, author, and historian. He wrote many important books and news stories.
One of his books, The Harness Makers Dream, tells the story of Nathan Kallison. Nathan was an immigrant from Ukraine who came to the United States. Nick Kotz is also famous for his 2005 book, Judgment Days. This book is about how US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. helped pass important civil rights laws in the 1960s.
In 1968, Kotz won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. He earned this award for his reports on dirty conditions in meat packing plants. His work helped create the Wholesome Meat Act, which made sure meat was safe to eat.
About Nick Kotz
Nick Kotz was born in San Antonio, Texas. He worked as a reporter for newspapers like the Des Moines Register and Washington Post. Later, he became a freelance writer, meaning he wrote for different places.
Awards and Achievements
Nick Kotz won many top awards in journalism. These include the Sigma Delta Chi Award and the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award. He also received the first Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award.
His work about military leaders in America won the National Magazine Award. His book, Wild Blue Yonder, also won the Olive Branch Award. This book was about money and politics related to the B-1 Bomber plane.
Education and Family
Nick Kotz was a very good student. He graduated with high honors from Dartmouth College. He also studied international relations at the London School of Economics in England.
After college, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He cared a lot about education. He taught as a professor at the American University School of Communications. He also spent a semester teaching at Duke University.
Nick Kotz was married to Mary Lynn Kotz. She is also a journalist and author. Their son, Jack Mitchell Kotz, is a photographer. Nick Kotz passed away in April 2020.
Books by Nick Kotz
Nick Kotz wrote several important books during his career.
- Let them eat promises: the politics of hunger in America (1971)
- A Passion for Equality: George A. Wiley and the Movement (1977)
- Wild blue yonder: money, politics, and the B-1 bomber (1988)
- Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws that Changed America (2006)
- The Harness Maker's Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas (2013)
