Winners

Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty (Random)

Drama

That Championship Season by Jason Miller

History

People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization by Michael Kammen (Knopf)

Biography or Autobiography

Luce and His Empire by W. A. Swanberg (Scribner)

Poetry

Up Country by Maxine Kumin (Harper)

General Nonfiction

Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Frances Fitzgerald (Little)

Children of Crisis, Vols. II and III by Robert Coles (Little)

Music

String Quartet No. 3 by Elliott Carter

Premiered by the Juilliard String Quartet at Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, on January 23, 1973.

Special Citations

Special Awards and Citations - Letters

George Washington, Vols. I-IV, by James Thomas Flexner

A special citation.

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

No press releases are currently recorded for this year.

Journalism

Public Service

The Washington Post

For its investigation of the Watergate case.

Local General or Spot News Reporting

Staff of Chicago Tribune

For uncovering flagrant violations of voting procedures in the primary election of March 21, 1972.

Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

Staff of The Sun Newspapers of Omaha, NE

For uncovering the large financial resources of Boys Town, Nebraska, leading to reforms in this charitable organization's solicitation and use of funds contributed by the public.

National Reporting

Robert Boyd and Clark Hoyt of Knight Newspapers

For their disclosure of Senator Thomas Eagleton's history of psychiatric therapy, resulting in his withdrawal as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 1972.

International Reporting

Max Frankel of The New York Times

For his coverage of President Nixon's visit to China in 1972.

Commentary

David S. Broder of The Washington Post

For his columns during 1972.

Criticism

Ronald Powers of Chicago Sun-Times

For his critical writing about television during 1972.

Editorial Writing

Roger B. Linscott of Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA

For his editorials during 1972.

Editorial Cartooning

(No Award)

Spot News Photography

Huynh Cong Ut of Associated Press

For his photograph, "The Terror of War," depicting children in flight from a napalm bombing.

Feature Photography

Brian Lanker of Topeka Capital-Journal

For his sequence on child birth, as exemplified by his photograph, "Moment of Life."