Archibald MacLeish

In an interview published in the 1986 book, “Archibald MacLeish: Reflections,” the Foundation’s first curator described the origins of the regular Nieman dinners, which eventually evolved into seminars and, ultimately,…

[This article originally appeared in the September 1960 issue of Nieman Reports.]Cartoon courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library.…only the man who has learned historical depth can give what we…