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  1. 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.

  2. 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 ...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · 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 published The Pentagon ...

  4. Feb 8, 2024 · Why Did Truman Capote Choose Katharine Graham as His Guest of Honor at the Black and White Ball? Graham was a strategic choice for guest of honor—a woman who didn't threaten Capote's swans.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Dec 20, 2017 · Kay Graham's role in the Pentagon Papers saga—now seen 'The Post'—might have surprised those who knew her in her earliest days at the paper. She's played by Meryl Streep in the new Steven ...

  7. Feb 1, 2019 · Updated on February 01, 2019. Known for: Katharine Graham (June 16, 1917 - July 17, 2001) was one of the most powerful women in America through her ownership of the Washington Post. She is known for her role in the Post's disclosures during the Watergate scandal.

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