Don Whitehead (1908–1981) was an American journalist, war correspondent, and author best known for his reporting for the Associated Press. Born in Inman, Virginia, he attended the University of Kentucky before beginning a newspaper career that led to the Associated Press in the 1930s. Whitehead covered major events of the Second World War, including the Allied campaigns in Europe, and later reported from Korea during the Korean War. His vivid, firsthand dispatches earned him the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. He received a second Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for National Reporting, becoming one of the comparatively few journalists to win the award twice. Alongside his reporting, Whitehead wrote nonfiction books, most notably The FBI Story, a history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that was adapted into a 1959 film starring James Stewart. His work combined fast-paced narrative journalism with close attention to political, military, and law-enforcement institutions.
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