Beverly Deepe Keever (1935)
By Chase Podell
Beverly Deepe Keever grew up in Nebraska. Keever's education included acquiring a degree in journalism and political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She also continued to go on and receive her master's degree from Columbia University School of Journalism. After the completion of her higher education, Keever traveled throughout Asia eventually landing in Vietnam. Keever spent seven years covering stories in Vietnam with a primary focus on the war. Her contributions to journalism were thought of highly as she was published by various newspapers. Keever was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the battle of Khe Sanh in 1969.
"Khe Sanh Combat Base" is Beverly Deepe Keever's written account of the conflict that occurred in Khe Sanh. The article includes a description of the battle incorporated with accounts of American and South Vietnamese soldiers.
This article written by Beverly Deepe Keever covers the suspicion and discovery of North Vietnamese soldiers crossing the 17th Parallel into South Vietnam. With US involvement at stake, the legitimacy of captured North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam was important. Through the article, Keever covers an interview done with a captured NVA soldier. The content in the article contains the captured NVA soldier's testimony (why he and other NVA troops were ordered to march into South Vietnam), while including statements coming out of Washington at the same time.
Beverly Deepe Keever and Ann Auman, two professors at the University of Hawaii discuss Keever's experiences in the Vietnam war. Keever goes into depth from her childhood explaining why and how she became a journalist as well as what led her to Vietnam. Throughout the article Keever also gives context to some of her published articles giving background to why she was covering certain topics as well as her experiences in the warzone while covering stories.
Death Zones & Darling Spies is a book written by Beverly Deepe Keever. The book focuses on her own life from living in Nebraska to being in the field as a journalist in the Vietnam war.
The Special collections and Archives website for University of Nebraska-Lincoln holds documentation of Beverly Deepe Keever's work. This collection contains many photos taken by Keever of American soldiers in Vietnam in 1967.
Seven Years a Correspondent covers Beverly Deepe Keever's early life as well as her involvement in journalism during the Vietnam War.