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Francis Newton Littlejohn

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Francis Newton Littlejohn, Sr. (July 20, 1908 – November 24, 2005) was the news director at the American Broadcasting Company that made the decision to cover the Army-McCarthy Hearings live, from gavel to gavel. He resigned from ABC in 1961.

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  1. Holley, Joe (December 9, 2005). "Francis Littlejohn Dies. Aired Full McCarthy Hearings on ABC". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  2. Shepard, Richard F. (January 4, 1961). "Francis Littlejohn, Director of Public Affairs and News, Leaves Post". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-21.


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