born May 6, 1915, Boston, Mass., U.S.
died May 15, 1986, New York, N.Y.
U.S. journalist, historian, and novelist.
White became one of Time magazine's first foreign correspondents, serving in East Asia (193945) and later as a European correspondent. He is best known for his accounts of two presidential elections, The Making of the President, 1960 (1961, Pulitzer Prize) and The Making of the President, 1964 (1965), and for associating the short-lived presidency of John F. Kennedy with the legend of Camelot . His intimate style of journalism, centring on the personalities of his subjects, strongly influenced the course of political journalism and campaign coverage.