Philip L. Geyelin (1923–2004) was an American journalist and author. Born in

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, he graduated from

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in 1943. He joined the

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and fought at Iwo Jima. In 1946 he joined ''

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'' as a foreign correspondent, serving as the newspaper's bureau chief in Paris and London and later covering the

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. In 1967 he was hired as deputy

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editor by ''

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'' and soon became senior editor. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1970. By 1979 he was specializing in Middle Eastern issues for the ''Post''. He is the author of ''Lyndon B. Johnson and the World,'' published in 1966.

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