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John Seigenthaler
John Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center in 1991 with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment rights and values.
A former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Seigenthaler served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist for The Tennessean, Nashville's morning newspaper. At his retirement he was editor, publisher and CEO. He retains the title chairman emeritus. In 1982, Seigenthaler became founding editorial director of USA TODAY and served in that position for a decade, retiring from both the Nashville and national newspapers in 1991.
Seigenthaler left journalism briefly in the early 1960s to serve in the U.S. Justice Department as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. His work in the field of civil rights led to his service as chief negotiator with the governor of Alabama during the Freedom Rides. During that crisis, while attempting to aid Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Ala., he was attacked by a mob of Klansmen.
Seigenthaler hosts a weekly book-review program, "A Word On Words." He is a senior advisory trustee of the Freedom Forum. He chairs the annual "Profile in Courage Award" selection committee of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and co-chairs with Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for the RFK Memorial. Seigenthaler served on the 18- member National Commission on Federal Election Reform organized in 2001 by former Presidents Carter and Ford. He is a member of the Constitution Project on Liberty and Security, created after the Sept. 11 tragedies in New York and Washington.
In 2002, the trustees of Vanderbilt University created the John Seigenthaler Center, naming the building at 18th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue that houses the offices of the Freedom Forum, the First Amendment Center and the Diversity Institute. The John Seigenthaler Center encompasses 57,000 square feet and includes a three-story expansion that was funded by the Freedom Forum and donated to Vanderbilt.
A chair in First Amendment Studies was endowed for $1.5 million in Seigenthaler's name at Middle Tennessee State University. Scholarship projects are endowed at both Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State in Seigenthaler's name.
Seigenthaler is the author of a biography, James K. Polk, published by Times Books and released in January 2004.
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Nashville Post
March 28, 2018
Pinnacle Asset Management Managing Director Sam Oakley (pictured) has been named to 2018 edition of the Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisers list. This is Oakley's first appearance on the FT 400 list, according to a release. He previously was named to Barron's Top 1,200 Advisers list (Top 1,000Ãâà...
POLITICO Magazine
March 17, 2018
In Los Angeles, we're getting on a private plane to go from Los Angeles up to Delano, to Cesar Chavez's headquarters, and there [are longtime Kennedy colleagues] Ed Guthman and John Seigenthaler. What are they doing there? “We get on the plane and on the way up, he tells us he's going to run forÃâà...
The Tennessean
March 17, 2018
John Seigenthaler and U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia converse at a Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, TN Thursday, November 8, 2012. Seigenthaler was honored with the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award. (Photo: File / The Tennessean).
Winchester Herald Chronicle
March 12, 2018
Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee (PCAT), a long-time Children's Advocacy Days collaborator, will present its Unsung Hero Awards to resilient parents and caregivers. TCCY's Senator Douglas Henry Public Official, Jim Pryor Youth Advocacy and John Seigenthaler Making KIDS COUNT Media awards willÃâà...
History
March 8, 2018
Kennedy had instructed his assistant, John Seigenthaler, to speak directly with Nash in an attempt to call off the Freedom Rides. With so much bloodshed in Alabama, he urged the chairwoman to back down from the violence that undoubtedly awaited them on the trail. Gloria Richardson, Dr. Rosa L. GraggÃâà...
The Tennessean
February 21, 2018
Seigenthaler — the son of The Tennessean's late publisher and executive editor, John Seigenthaler — spent more than two decades in the New York tri-state area. He joined NBC News in 1996, where he spent 11 years covering everything from presidential campaigns to Hurricane Katrina. He was aÃâà...
Vanderbilt University News
October 11, 2017
The First Amendment Center will open an inspiring photograph and text display on the life and priorities of the center's founder, John Seigenthaler, Thursday, Oct. 12. Also that day, a temporary exhibit of the work of noted National Public Radio photojournalist David Gilkey, who was killed on assignment inÃâà...
New York Times
July 11, 2014
A 27-year-old reporter, John Seigenthaler, climbed out to talk to the man and tucked his leg around the rusty grillwork. After about 40 minutes of an interview that blended questions with pleas to reconsider, Mr. Seigenthaler lunged, grabbing the man by the collar and holding him until the police could dragÃâà...
Nashville Post
December 31, 1999
The developer of the six-story Broadway Lofts to be located in SoBro now has a permit for foundational work. Nashville-based Frank May owns the 0.18-acre lot, which has an address of 120 Second Ave. S. property. He is undertaking the project via 120 Second Avenue LLC and has enlisted local architectÃâà...
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