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 … See moreKatharine Meyer was born in 1917 into a wealthy family in New York City, to Agnes Elizabeth (née Ernst) and Eugene Meyer. During her childhood, she also lived in Alameda, California. Her father was a financier and, later, See moreAfter graduation, Meyer worked for a short period at a San Francisco newspaper where, among other things, she helped cover a major strike … See more1. ^ Baugess, James S.; DeBolt, Abbe Allen (2012). Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture Volume 1. Santa Barbara: Greenwood. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-31332-945-6.2. ^ "Old Town Alameda" See moreGraham had strong links to the Rockefeller family, serving both as a member of the Rockefeller University council and as a close friend of the See more• Works by or about Katharine Graham at Internet Archive• Charlie Rose's interview with Katharine Graham, year-1997• See more

How Graham came to be the Washington Post's publisher and America's first female Fortune 500 CEO.

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 …

Katharine Graham was America’s first female Fortune 500 CEO. As publisher of the Washington Post, she guided the newspaper to national prominence, most …

Katharine Graham, who transformed The Washington Post from a mediocre newspaper into an American institution and, in the process, transformed herself from a …

Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham was known for her bold and history-making moves. Graham published the Pentagon Papers, encouraged the …