Gladwin Hill (June 16, 1914, Boston – September 19, 1992, Los Angeles) was an American journalist who was a member of the famed Writing 69th, a group of reporters who trained and flew on bombing missions with the Eighth Air Force during World War II.
"[2] After World War II ended, Hill went to work for the New York Times in their Los Angeles bureau.
On November 22, 1963, Hill was dispatched to Dallas by the Times in order to cover the events unfolding after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The interview basically determined when Hill heard the shot and that "immediately realizing what was happening he ran out of the police building through another exit to take up a position by the van".
On November 1, 1951, unable to get official clearance to attend the Operation Buster-Jangle Dog nuclear test, Hill was on Mount Charleston, a large mountain northwest of Las Vegas, in order to view the explosion that would occur approximately 60 miles to the north of the mountain.