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Merlo John Pusey (February 3, 1902 in Woodruff, Utah – November 22, 1985 in Washington, D.C.)^[1]^[2] was an American biographer and editorial writer. He won the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the 1952 Bancroft Prize for his 1951 biography of U.S. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.

Born and raised on a farm near Woodruff, Utah, Pusey was a Latter-day Saint. He attended the Latter-day Saints University—now Ensign College—and graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Utah after working on the college newspaper. He later became a reporter and assistant city editor at The Deseret News in Salt Lake City.^[3]

Pusey worked for The Washington Post from 1928 to 1971, becoming associate editor in 1946, continuing to contribute occasional pieces until about two years before his death.

Between 1931 and 1933, Pusey was a part-time member of the staff of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. From 1939 until 1942, he was an instructor in journalism at George Washington University.

His interest in Roosevelt's "court packing plan" led directly to his biography of Hughes, who was chief justice at the time, and who gave him a number of interviews and full access to his private papers. Other books include Big Government: Can We Control It? (1945), Eisenhower the President (1956), The USA Astride the World (1971), and Eugene Meyer (1974), a biography of the financier and public official who bought The Washington Post at a bankruptcy sale in June 1933.

In later years, Pusey lived on a farm in Dickerson, Maryland. He was a member of the American Political Science Association, the Cosmos Club, and the National Press Club. After publishing Ripples of Intuition, a book of poetry, in 1984, he died of cancer in 1985.

Books

The Supreme Court Crisis (Macmillan, 1937)^[4]
Big Government: Can We Control It? (Harper, 1945)^[5]
Charles Evans Hughes (2 vols., Macmillan, 1951).^[6] Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Eisenhower, the President (Macmillan, 1956)^[7]
The Way We Go to War (Houghton Mifflin, 1969)^[8]
The USA Astride the Globe (Houghton Mifflin, 1971)^[9]
Eugene Meyer (Knopf, 1974)^[10]
Builders of the Kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith (Brigham Young University, c1981)^[11]
Ripples of Intuition (Eden Hill, 1984; Signature Books, Inc., 1986).^[12]

References

^ Smith, J. Y. (1985-11-23). "Merlo J. Pusey Dies at 83". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ Upi (1985-11-24). "Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ "Latter-day Saint / Mormon Pulitzer Prize Winners". www.adherents.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved 2016-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "The Supreme court crisis, by Merlo J. Pusey., by Merlo J. Pusey - The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1945-01-01). Big Government: Can We Control It?. Harper & brothers. ISBN 9780598916723.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1951-01-01). Charles Evans Hughes. Macmillan.
^ Merlo J. Pusey (1956-01-01). Eisenhower The President. The Macmillan Company.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1969-01-01). The way we go to war. Houghton Mifflin.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1971-01-01). The U.S.A. Astride the Globe. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395127179.
^ Pusey, Merlo J. (1974-01-01). Eugene Meyer. Knopf. ISBN 9780394478975.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1981-12-01). Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith. Brigham Young University Press. ISBN 9780842519687.
^ Pusey, Merlo John (1986-01-01). Ripples of Intuition. Signature Books, LLC. ISBN 9780941214292.

"Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize". The New York Times. November 24, 1985: 44.

External links

Papers of Merlo J. Pusey, Manuscript and Materials regarding Eisenhower the President, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Merlo John Pusey at Library of Congress, with 13 library catalog records

[1] Smith, J. Y. (1985-11-23). "Merlo J. Pusey Dies at 83". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-24.

[2] Upi (1985-11-24). "Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-24.

[3] "Latter-day Saint / Mormon Pulitzer Prize Winners". www.adherents.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved 2016-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "The Supreme court crisis, by Merlo J. Pusey., by Merlo J. Pusey - The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.

[5] Pusey, Merlo John (1945-01-01). Big Government: Can We Control It?. Harper & brothers. ISBN 9780598916723.

[6] Pusey, Merlo John (1951-01-01). Charles Evans Hughes. Macmillan.

[7] Merlo J. Pusey (1956-01-01). Eisenhower The President. The Macmillan Company.

[8] Pusey, Merlo John (1969-01-01). The way we go to war. Houghton Mifflin.

[9] Pusey, Merlo John (1971-01-01). The U.S.A. Astride the Globe. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395127179.

[10] Pusey, Merlo J. (1974-01-01). Eugene Meyer. Knopf. ISBN 9780394478975.

[11] Pusey, Merlo John (1981-12-01). Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith. Brigham Young University Press. ISBN 9780842519687.

[12] Pusey, Merlo John (1986-01-01). Ripples of Intuition. Signature Books, LLC. ISBN 9780941214292.

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+{{short description|American journalist}}
-'''Merlo John Pusey''' (February 3, 1902 in [[Woodruff, Utah]] – November 22, 1985 in [[Washington, D.C.]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/11/23/merlo-j-pusey-dies-at-83/690df1b9-66b4-46ae-af5d-8b0674dfebd0/|title=Merlo J. Pusey Dies at 83|last=Smith|first=J. Y.|date=1985-11-23|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/24/us/merlo-j-pusey-dies-justice-s-biographer-won-a-pulitzer-prize.html|title=Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize|last=Upi|date=1985-11-24|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref> was an American biographer and editorial writer, who won the 1952 [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography]] and the 1952 [[Bancroft Prize]] for his 1951 biography of U.S. Chief Justice [[Charles Evans Hughes]].
+'''Merlo John Pusey''' (February 3, 1902 in [[Woodruff, Utah]] – November 22, 1985 in [[Washington, D.C.]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/11/23/merlo-j-pusey-dies-at-83/690df1b9-66b4-46ae-af5d-8b0674dfebd0/|title=Merlo J. Pusey Dies at 83|last=Smith|first=J. Y.|date=1985-11-23|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/24/us/merlo-j-pusey-dies-justice-s-biographer-won-a-pulitzer-prize.html|title=Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize|last=Upi|date=1985-11-24|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref> was an American biographer and editorial writer. He won the 1952 [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography]] and the 1952 [[Bancroft Prize]] for his 1951 biography of U.S. Chief Justice [[Charles Evans Hughes]].
-Born and raised on a farm near [[Woodruff, Utah]], Pusey was a [[Latter-day Saint]].  He attended the [[Latter-day Saints University]] and graduated as a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from the [[University of Utah]] after working on the college newspaper.  He later became a reporter and assistant city editor at ''[[The Deseret News]]'' in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds_pulitzer.html|title=Latter-day Saint / Mormon Pulitzer Prize Winners|website=www.adherents.com|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>
+Born and raised on a farm near [[Woodruff, Utah]], Pusey was a [[Latter-day Saint]]. He attended the [[Latter-day Saints University]]—now Ensign College—and graduated as a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from the [[University of Utah]] after working on the college newspaper. He later became a reporter and assistant city editor at ''[[The Deseret News]]'' in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds_pulitzer.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208204424/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds_pulitzer.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 8, 2002|title=Latter-day Saint / Mormon Pulitzer Prize Winners|website=www.adherents.com|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>
 Pusey worked for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' from 1928 to 1971, becoming associate editor in 1946, continuing to contribute occasional pieces until about two years before his death.
-In 1931-1933 Pusey was a part-time member of the staff of the [[U.S. Senate Finance Committee]].  In 1939-1942 he was an instructor in journalism at [[George Washington University]].
+Between 1931 and 1933, Pusey was a part-time member of the staff of the [[U.S. Senate Finance Committee]]. From 1939 until 1942, he was an instructor in journalism at [[George Washington University]].
-His interest in Roosevelt's [[Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937|"court packing plan"]] led directly to his biography of Hughes, who was chief justice at the time, and who gave him a number of interviews and full access to his private papers.  Other books include "Big Government: Can We Control It?" (1945), "Eisenhower the President" (1956), "The USA Astride the World" (1971), and ''[[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]]'' (1974), a biography of the financier and public official who bought ''[[The Washington Post]]'' at a bankruptcy sale in June 1933.
+His interest in Roosevelt's [[Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937|"court packing plan"]] led directly to his biography of Hughes, who was chief justice at the time, and who gave him a number of interviews and full access to his private papers. Other books include ''Big Government: Can We Control It?'' (1945), ''Eisenhower the President'' (1956), ''The'' ''USA Astride the World'' (1971), and ''[[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]]'' (1974), a biography of the financier and public official who bought ''[[The Washington Post]]'' at a bankruptcy sale in June 1933.
-In later years Pusey lived on a farm in [[Dickerson, Maryland]].  He was a member of the [[American Political Science Association]], the [[Cosmos Press Club]], and the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]].  After publishing ''Ripples of Intuition'', a book of poetry in 1984, he died of cancer in 1985.
+In later years, Pusey lived on a farm in [[Dickerson, Maryland]]. He was a member of the [[American Political Science Association]], the [[Cosmos Club]], and the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]]. After publishing ''Ripples of Intuition'', a book of poetry, in 1984, he died of cancer in 1985.
 ==Books==
 * ''The Supreme Court Crisis'' (Macmillan, 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha001142780|title=The Supreme court crisis, by Merlo J. Pusey., by Merlo J. Pusey - The Online Books Page|website=onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu|access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>
-* ''Big Government: Can We Control It?'' (Harper, 1945)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Big_Government.html?id=Q-clAAAAMAAJ|title=Big Government: Can We Control It?|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1945-01-01|publisher=Harper & brothers|language=en}}</ref>
+* ''Big Government: Can We Control It?'' (Harper, 1945)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-clAAAAMAAJ|title=Big Government: Can We Control It?|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1945-01-01|publisher=Harper & brothers|isbn=9780598916723|language=en}}</ref>
-* ''[[Charles Evans Hughes]]'' (2 vols., Macmillan, 1951).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Charles_Evans_Hughes.html?id=-5mHAAAAMAAJ|title=Charles Evans Hughes|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1951-01-01|publisher=Macmillan|language=en}}</ref> [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography]]
+* ''[[Charles Evans Hughes]]'' (2 vols., Macmillan, 1951).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/charlesevanshugh0001puse|url-access=registration|title=Charles Evans Hughes|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1951-01-01|publisher=Macmillan|language=en}}</ref> [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography]]
-* ''[[Eisenhower]], the President'' (Macmillan, 1956)<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/eisenhowerthepre002645mbp|title=Eisenhower The President|last=Merlo J. Pusey|date=1956-01-01|publisher=The Macmillan Company}}</ref>
+* ''[[Eisenhower]], the President'' (Macmillan, 1956)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/eisenhowerthepre002645mbp|title=Eisenhower The President|last=Merlo J. Pusey|date=1956-01-01|publisher=The Macmillan Company}}</ref>
 * ''The Way We Go to War'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1969)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RXBAAAAAIAAJ|title=The way we go to war|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1969-01-01|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|language=en}}</ref>
-* ''The USA Astride the Globe'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1971)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQIeAAAAMAAJ|title=The U.S.A. Astride the Globe|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1971-01-01|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=9780395127179|language=en}}</ref>
+* ''The USA Astride the Globe'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1971)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/usaastrideglobe00puse|url-access=registration|title=The U.S.A. Astride the Globe|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1971-01-01|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=9780395127179|language=en}}</ref>
-* ''[[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]]'' (Knopf, 1974)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wMgvAAAAMAAJ|title=Eugene Meyer|last=Pusey|first=Merlo J.|date=1974-01-01|publisher=Knopf|isbn=9780394478975|language=en}}</ref>
+* ''[[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]]'' (Knopf, 1974)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/eugenemeyer00puse|url-access=registration|title=Eugene Meyer|last=Pusey|first=Merlo J.|date=1974-01-01|publisher=Knopf|isbn=9780394478975|language=en}}</ref>
-* ''Builders of the Kingdom, [[George A. Smith]], [[John Henry Smith]], [[George Albert Smith]]'' (Brigham Young University, c1981)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wH_ZAAAAMAAJ|title=Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1981-12-01|publisher=Brigham Young University Press|language=en}}</ref>
+* ''Builders of the Kingdom, [[George A. Smith]], [[John Henry Smith]], [[George Albert Smith]]'' (Brigham Young University, c1981)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wH_ZAAAAMAAJ|title=Builders of the kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1981-12-01|publisher=Brigham Young University Press|isbn=9780842519687|language=en}}</ref>
 * ''Ripples of Intuition'' (Eden Hill, 1984; Signature Books, Inc., 1986).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LA0cAAAACAAJ|title=Ripples of Intuition|last=Pusey|first=Merlo John|date=1986-01-01|publisher=Signature Books, LLC|isbn=9780941214292|language=en}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-{{Portal bar|Biography |Latter-day Saints |Supreme Court of the United States |Government of the United States}}
 ==References==
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