Stanley S. Scott (died 1992) was a reporter, public official, and businessman in the United States. He witnessed the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965[1] and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for the story he wrote about it.[2]
His family established the Atlanta Daily World. He graduated from Lincoln University and served in the U.S. Army.[3] He attended Industrial High School in Bolivar, Tennessee.[4]
He worked for the NAACP.[3] He served in the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford administrations.[5][6]
He had a daughter and two sons.[3] George H. W. Bush spoke at a tribute dinner held in Scott's honor in September 11, 1991.[7] A cancer center at LSU is named for him.[8]
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edit- ↑ "Newsman present during Malcolm X's assassination". UPI.
- ↑ "Stanley S. Scott: Journalist" (PDF). Lincoln University.
- 1 2 3 "Bush praises Scott, former presidential aide, journalist". UPI.
- ↑ "African-American High Schools Now Long Gone". February 2, 2020.
- ↑ "STANLEY SCOTT PAPERS, (1969) 1971-1977 | Gerald R. Ford". www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov.
- ↑ "Stanley S. Scott, 59, Nixon and Ford Aide (Published 1992)". The New York Times. 1992-04-07. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "Remarks at the Stan Scott Tribute Dinner | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved Sep 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Researchers". www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu.
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