John J. Leary Jr.

John Joseph Leary Jr. (February 2, 1874 – January 4, 1944) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and newspaper editor. He worked for a number of news organizations including ''Lynn Press'', ''The Denver Times'', the ''New York Herald'', ''New York World'', ''New-York Tribune'', ''The Boston Journal'', ''The Boston Post'', and ''The Boston Record''.

Leary's prize-winning work, written while working with the ''New York World'', is still cited in books, more than 70-years after his death, with one author describing him as "the first star labor reporter in the United States. He worked with the ''World'' until they closed operations in 1931. Leary was also one of the more fortunate reporters, having the opportunity to interview Theodore Roosevelt; a book of his inverviews was published in 1920, titled "''Talks with T.R."'' Provided by Wikipedia