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Apr 2, 2014 · Graham died in Boise, Idaho, on July 17, 2001. A few days earlier she'd been attending a media conference in Sun Valley, where she fell and suffered a head injury. Graham's funeral...
In September 1963, following her husband’s death by suicide, Graham assumed the presidency of the Washington Post Company. (From 1969 to 1979 she also held the title of publisher.) Under her leadership, The Washington Post became known for its aggressive investigative reporting, led by Ben Bradlee, whom
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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...
Feb 27, 2018 · Here's what the trailblazer was like in real life—and how the Washington Post and a set of secret government documents changed American history forever.
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Jul 18, 2001 · July 18, 2001 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. Katharine Graham, the tough-minded media giant who led the Washington Post through the publishing minefields of the Watergate scandal and the...
Jul 30, 2001 · When she found the manic-depressive Graham dead of a gunshot wound in the bathroom of their country house in 1963, this “doormat wife” at 46 was thrust into running the company.
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Jul 17, 2001 · Katharine Graham, who died today at 84, was, for many years, arguably the most powerful woman in America. She was the first woman to be a true media mogul, running The Washington Post Company...
