Katherine Graham

March 31, 2025 • 00:04:09
Katherine Graham
KMUD- Women's Histories
Katherine Graham

Mar 31 2025 | 00:04:09

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Katharine Meyer Graham 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.

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