Benjamin C. Bradlee
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1921 –
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Who is Benjamin C. Bradlee?
Benjamin Crowninshield "Ben" Bradlee is a vice president at-large of The Washington Post. As executive editor of the Post from 1968 to 1991, he became a national figure during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1921
Boston - Also known as
- Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee
- Spouses
- Sally Quinn
(1978 - ) - Antoinette Pinchot
(1956 - ) - Jean Saltonstall
(1942/08/08 - 1955)
- Sally Quinn
- Children
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Harvard University
Ancient Greek philosophy
(1942 - 1945) - Dexter School
- St. Mark's School
- Doctor of Humane Letters
- Bachelor's degree, Harvard University
- Employment
- The Graham Holdings Company
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on July 23, 2013
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