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  2. 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.

  3. 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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  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Business Leaders. Katharine Graham was America’s first female Fortune 500 CEO. As publisher of the Washington Post, she guided the newspaper to national prominence, most notably when it...

  5. Jul 17, 2001 · Born: June 16, 1917. New York, New York. Died: July 17, 2001. Boise, Idaho. American publisher. The renowned publisher Katharine Graham took over the management of the Washington Post after the death of her husband. She quickly guided the Post to national prominence while expanding her publishing empire.

  6. May 19, 2021 · “Cover Story,” at the New-York Historical Society, illustrates the Washington Post publisher’s courage and tenacity as the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.

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  7. Feb 27, 2018 · The film depicts Graham's historic—and risky—legal battle to publish the Pentagon Papers. Here's what the trailblazer was like in real life—and how the publication of a set of secret ...

  8. Jul 17, 2001 · By Marilyn Berger. July 17, 2001. Katharine Graham, who transformed The Washington Post from a mediocre newspaper into an American institution and, in the process, transformed herself...

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