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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 presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Katharine Graham (born June 16, 1917, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 17, 2001, Boise, Idaho) was an American business executive who owned and published various news publications, most notably The Washington Post, which she transformed into one of the leading newspapers in the United States.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Katharine Graham, America's first female Fortune 500 CEO and publisher of the Washington Post. Discover how she led the Post to publish the Pentagon Papers and expose the Watergate scandal, and how she faced personal and professional challenges.
May 19, 2021 · That is one of the revelations in “ Cover Story: Katharine Graham, CEO ,” an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society that illustrates both her courage and tenacity as the first woman to...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Katharine Graham, who inherited and led the Washington Post during the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandals. Find out how she became one of the most powerful women in America and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
1963. Katherine Graham took the reins at The Washington Post immediately after Philip killed himself. At the top of the organization, she was surrounded almost entirely by male editors and ...
Jul 17, 2001 · July 17, 2001. Katharine Graham, who transformed The Washington Post from a mediocre newspaper into an American institution and, in the process, transformed herself from a lonely widow into a...
