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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 .
- Newspaper publisher
- July 17, 2001 (aged 84), Boise, Idaho, U.S.
- Katharine Meyer, June 16, 1917, New York City, New York, U.S.
Apr 2, 2014 · Katharine Graham was the publisher of the Washington Post from 1963 to 1979, when she guided the paper to national prominence with its coverage of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal. She also led the Post Company to financial success and won a Pulitzer Prize for her memoir. Learn about her life, career, and legacy.
Mar 8, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 19, 2021 · Mrs. Graham, who died in 2001 at 84, wore the gown, a beaded Balmain design, as the guest of honor at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan in November 1966.
- Laurel Graeber
Jul 18, 2001 · Katharine Graham, 84, who led The Washington Post Co. to prominence in the worlds of journalism and business and became one of the most influential and admired women of her generation, died ...
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Feb 27, 2018 · At Katharine Graham’s memorial service in 2001, her son Donald Graham and daughter Lally Weymouth, far left, are joined by Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, Liz Cheney Perry, Former ...
Graham was born in 1917 to enormous wealth and privilege. Her multi-millionaire financier father purchased The Washington Post at a bankruptcy auction in 1933 and eventually appointed his son-in ...
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