- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Katharine M. Graham
Washington Post
1963 - 1979
Publishing & Print Media
b. 1917
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | University of Chicago |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1917 - 2001 |
| Birthplace | New York (NY) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Head, Same Company |
By hiring and supporting top-notch editors, Graham made the Washington Post into one of the top newspapers in the nation. Under Graham, the Post emerged as the country’s fifth largest daily by circulation - 602,000 daily and 828,000 on Sunday. By 1966, the Post was third in advertising lineage, and by 1979, Graham boasted sales of $600 million. It was Graham’s Post that broke the story of the Watergate cover-up.