Katharine Graham
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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. She was the first 20th century female publisher of a major American newspaper and the first woman elected to the board of the Associated Press.
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Born | Katharine Meyer (1917-06-16)June 16, 1917 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2001(2001-07-17) (aged 84) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Vassar College University of Chicago (BA) |
Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Spouse | |
Children | 4, including Lally and Donald |
Parent(s) | Eugene Meyer Agnes E. Meyer |
Family | Florence Meyer (sister) Marc Eugene Meyer (grandfather) Joseph Newmark (great-grandfather) |
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Graham's memoir, Personal History, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.