Biography/History

1916, January 29	Born, Lincoln, Nebraska, Son of Edward H. and Daisy (Minner) Lawrence.
1932	Graduated from Lincoln (Nebraska) High School.
	Professional career began as reporter with Lincoln (Nebraska) Star.
1933	Briefly attended University of Nebraska.
	Joined Associated Press in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska.
	Reporter for Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald.
1936	Reporter for United Press in Chicago and Detroit.
1937	Reporter for UP in Washington, D.C.
1937	Married Elizabeth Currie (Divorce 1946) Children -- William E. and Anne E.
1941	Joined The New York Times.
	1943-45 --Moscow.
	1945 -- War correspondent in Pacific.
	1946 -- Organized United Nations Bureau of Times.
	1947-48 -- Chief correspondent for Balkan states and USSR.
	1948-61 --National Affairs reporter.
	1950-51 -- Covered Korean War.
	1951-61 -- White House correspondent.
1951	Married Constance McGregor (Divorce 1958)
1959	Became President of National Press Club.
1961	Joined ABC
	1961-65 -- White House Correspondent.
	1965-68 -- National Political editor.
	1968-72 -- National Affairs editor of “ABC News.”
1965	Won the George Foster Peabody Award for his outstanding reportorial work during the presidential campaign of 1964.
1966	Biggest News “beat” -- predicted that President Johnson would not seek reelection.
1967	Received Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary degree) from Grinnell College.
1971	Married Jacqueline Eidal (Divorce 1972)
1972	Publication of his book, Six Presidents, Too Many Wars.
1972 March 2	Died, New Hampshire.