Who is this person?

[RJNorton]

Excellent, Rob. Indeed it was R. Gerald McMurtry who made this speaking trip to Asia in 1959. Among other things he was the editor of the Lincoln Herald from 1937-1956.
He had quite a career - there is information on him here. There is no prize for this other than my good wishes for your Ida Tarbell work.

Here is another poster from his speaking tour. This one announced his Lincoln speech in Hong Kong on October 9, 1959.