Category: People Remembered

People Remembered

People Remembered: John Morris

The OPC is deeply saddened to learn that renowned photo editor and longtime OPC member has died at age 100…

People Remembered: Ruth Gruber

Longtime OPC member Ruth Gruber, an award-winning photojournalist and author, died on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the age of 105 at her home in Manhattan…

Roy Rowan, Doctor of Humane Letters Opening Convocation, Hartwick College, August 31, 1995

Below is a letter to Roy Rowan on the presentation of an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the Trustees of Hartwick College, 1995. Your contributions span decades and continents, history in the making and history in retrospect. You are a journalist: you get your facts right: you are a master craftsman. You are…

Former OPC President Remembers John McLaughlin

By John Corporon: In 1969 or 1970, I hired John McLaughlin (as speech writer for President Nixon) to do a commentary on WTOP’s news programs. As general manager of WTOP, I employed commentators of liberal and conservative persuasion…

OPC Remembers Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali died on Feb. 16 at the age of 93. He was head of the UN from 1992 to 1996, tumultuous years that included the end of the Cold War war as well as genocide in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. In June 1999, the OPC hosted a press conference with Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s on the release of his book, Unvanquished.