Katharine Graham

Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham
	Graham in 1975
Born	Katharine Meyer; June 16, 1917; New York City, U.S.
Died	July 17, 2001 (aged 84); Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Vassar College; University of Chicago (B.A.);
Occupation	Newspaper publisher
Spouse	Philip Graham (m. 1940; died 1963)
Children	4, including Lally and Donald
Parents	Eugene Meyer (father); Agnes Ernst (mother);
Family	Florence Meyer (sister); Marc Eugene Meyer (grandfather); Joseph Newmark (great-grandfather); Florence Meyer Blumenthal (aunt);

Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American newspaper publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991.

Graham was known for her leadership of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal, the resignation of President Richard Nixon and the release of the Pentagon Papers. She was one of the first 20th-century female publishers of a major American newspaper and the first woman elected to the board of the Associated Press.^[1]^[2]

Graham's memoir, Personal History, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.

Graham died on July 17, 2001 from problems caused by a fall at a hospital in Boise, Idaho at the age of 84.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Palumbo, Jacqui (2022-08-16). "She was a pioneering newspaper publisher in a room full of men. In history, she wasn't alone". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
↑ "MRS. GRAHAM GETS A.P. BOARD POSITION". The New York Times. 1974-04-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
↑ Berger, Marilyn (July 18, 2001). "Katharine Graham, Former Publisher of Washington Post, Dies at 84". NY Times.
↑ Smith, J. Y.; Epstein, Noel (July 18, 2001). "Katharine Graham Dies at 84; She Guided Post Through Pentagon Papers and Watergate to Fortune 500". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

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[1] Palumbo, Jacqui (2022-08-16). "She was a pioneering newspaper publisher in a room full of men. In history, she wasn't alone". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

[2] "MRS. GRAHAM GETS A.P. BOARD POSITION". The New York Times. 1974-04-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

[3] Berger, Marilyn (July 18, 2001). "Katharine Graham, Former Publisher of Washington Post, Dies at 84". NY Times.

[WP-4] Smith, J. Y.; Epstein, Noel (July 18, 2001). "Katharine Graham Dies at 84; She Guided Post Through Pentagon Papers and Watergate to Fortune 500". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

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