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Richard Dudman was born on 3 May, 1918 in Centerville, Iowa, U.S., is an American journalist. Discover Richard Dudman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?

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Occupation Journalist
Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 3 May, 1918
Birthday 3 May
Birthplace Centerville, Iowa, U.S.
Date of death 3 August, 2017
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Nationality United States

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1918

Richard Beebe Dudman (May 3, 1918 – August 3, 2017) was an American journalist who spent 31 years with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch during which time he covered Fidel Castro's insurgency in Cuba, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, the Watergate scandal, the Iran-Contra scandal, and wars and revolutions in Latin America, the Middle East, and the Far East.

1940

He majored in journalism and economics at Stanford University, where he wrote for the school paper, graduating in 1940.

During World War II, he served in the merchant marines, dodging German submarines in the North Atlantic.

1942

He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942 and served four years, becoming executive officer of his ship.

1949

He started his journalism career at The Denver Post, where he wrote for four years before joining the Post-Dispatch in 1949.

1963

Dudman reported on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

He reported seeing an entrance bullet hole in the windshield of the presidential limousine.

1970

He was chief of the Washington bureau during the 1970s which landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

Dudman was born in Centerville, Iowa.

In May 1970, he was captured by the Viet Cong and held captive in Cambodia, an experience he wrote about in his book Forty Days With the Enemy.

A few days after his release, he and his wife hosted a young Bill Clinton who was working in Washington for the summer as part of Project Pursestrings.

1978

In December 1978 he was a member, along with Elizabeth Becker and Malcolm Caldwell, of the only group of Western journalists and writers invited to visit Cambodia since the Khmer Rouge had taken power in April 1975.

During this visit Caldwell was murdered under mysterious circumstances.

1981

On his last day as Washington bureau chief, in 1981, he ran up Connecticut Avenue to cover the shooting of President Ronald Reagan.

He moved to Maine after retirement, but continued to work for the Post-Dispatch.

1993

In 1993, he won the George Polk Career Award.

2000

From 2000 to 2012, he was the Bangor Daily News' senior contributing editor, writing over 1,000 editorials.

2017

He died on August 3, 2017, at the age of 99.