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. 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.
Graham in 1975
Katharine Meyer in 1926
Washington Post owner Phil Graham (far right), editor J. Russell Wiggins (left), and publisher John W. Sweeterman with President Kennedy in 1961
Graham with a Dutch news official and U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, 1975
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience.
Front page for June 10, 2020
The previous headquarters of The Washington Post on 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Post building the week after the 1948 United States presidential election; the "Crow-Eaters" sign is addressed to Harry Truman following his surprising re-election.
The July 21, 1969, edition with the headline "'The Eagle Has Landed': Two Men Walk on the Moon", covering the Apollo 11 landing
