Katharine Graham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jul-2001

Profession: writer, businessperson, editor, journalist, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American publisher.
She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991.
During her tenure, she presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
She was the second female publisher of a major American newspaper, following Eliza Jane Nicholson's ownership of the New Orleans Daily Picayune from 1876 to 1896.
Graham's memoir, Personal History, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.