[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF JAMES M. NAUGHTON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 19, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of newsman 
James M. Naughton who died at the age of 73 from complications of 
prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife Diana, three daughters, one 
son, and four grandchildren.
  Mr. Naughton was born in Painesville, Ohio and earned his college 
degree from the University of Notre Dame while working summers at the 
local newspaper, The Painesville Telegraph. Upon his graduation in 
1960, he served as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps for two years. In 
1962, Naughton found himself back in Ohio writing about politics and 
urban affairs for the Cleveland Plain Dealer--a job he held for seven 
years.
  From 1969 to 1977, Mr. Naughton worked at the New York Times as a 
White House and national correspondent covering the Nixon, Ford and 
Carter eras. During his tenure on the Times, he covered such stories as 
when Senator Muskie emotionally responded to a New Hampshire 
newspaper's attack aimed at his wife, former Vice President Agnew's 
admission of tax evasion in order to avoid bribery charges, and the 
Congressional impeachment hearings that arose out of the Nixon 
Watergate scandal. He later served as executive editor of The 
Philadelphia Inquirer during the time they earned 18 Pulitzers in 17 
years, and from 1996 to 2003, Naughton served as the President of the 
Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, FL where he 
eventually retired.
  Jim Naughton was a ``prank loving'' reporter with a witty spirit. He 
was known for showing up to a presidential news conference wearing the 
head of a chicken costume, and often placed a wide variety of animals 
in his colleagues' offices; he always believed such a mischievous 
spirit provided for an atmosphere of creativity and cohesion.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the life and 
achievements of James M. Naughton.

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