haʊˈɛvɚ, pˈɜːsənəl ˈɛnmᵻɾi fɹʌm hɪz tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf dˈuː tʊ ɐ pɹˈaɪɚ pˈæsɪŋ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ, ænd nˈɑːnsəpˈoːɹt fɹʌm hɪz ɪmˈiːdɪət sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzɚz, lˈɛd kˈɪŋ tə dᵻnˈaɪ ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd.
However, personal enmity from his chief of staff due to a prior passing encounter, and non-support from his immediate supervisors, led King to deny the award.