Douglas C. Wilson, a longtime journalist and Amherst College
official, died Monday of cancer at his Amherst home. He was 67.
A Providence native who grew up in Bloomington, Ind., Mr. Wilson
graduated from Amherst College in 1962 and earned a master's degree
from Tufts University. He began his journalism career at the
Providence Journal, serving on the city staff before moving to the
Washington and becoming bureau chief.
In 1974, he broke the story of President Nixon's decision to
resign after receiving a tip from Baruch Korff, a rabbi from
Rehoboth and Nixon confidant, according to the Journal.
Mr. Wilson's wife, Cheryl (Bailey), said he initially wanted to
be a history teacher until he ...