For a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author published during the year, preferably on an American subject, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Man From New York: John Quinn and His Friends , by Benjamin Lawrence Reid (Oxford Univ. Press )
Winners in Biography
1969 Prize Winners
John Fischetti
For his editorial cartooning in 1968.
Paul Greenberg
For his editorials during 1968.
Moneta Sleet Jr.
For his photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral.