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Ben Bradlee. Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee ( August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was an American journalist who served as managing editor and later as executive editor of The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991. [1] He became a public figure when the Post joined The New York Times in publishing the Pentagon Papers and gave the go-ahead for ...
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Oct 22, 2014 · “Ben Bradlee was the best American newspaper editor of his time and had the greatest impact on his newspaper of any modern editor,” said Donald E. Graham, who succeeded his mother as publisher ...
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Oct 22, 2014 · Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee was born in Boston on Aug. 26, 1921, attended Harvard and served aboard a destroyer in the Pacific during World War II.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Ben Bradlee (born August 26, 1921, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 21, 2014, Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist and newspaper editor who set exacting standards and promoted an aggressive newsroom style as the executive editor (1968–91) of The Washington Post. Bradlee began reporting for a local paper at age 15.
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Oct 22, 2014 · Ben Bradlee, then-executive editor of The Washington Post, looks at the front page of the newspaper, headlined "Nixon Resigns," in the composing room on Aug. 8, 1974. David R. Legge/Washington ...
Oct 21, 2014 · Ben Bradlee led The Washington Post during its legendary coverage of the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers, winning 23 Pulitzer Prizes. He was a Navy veteran, a friend of John F. Kennedy and a mentor to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
Oct 22, 2014 · Ben Bradlee was a journalist who stood up to the U.S. government, pursued the story that brought down a president, and shaped a generation of journalists. He led the Post to publish the Pentagon Papers, expose Watergate, and win 19 Pulitzer Prizes.
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