Ben Bradlee
Executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (August 26, 1921 – October 21, 2014) was an American journalist who served as managing editor and later as executive editor of The Washington Post, from 1965 to 1991.[1] He became a public figure when the Post joined The New York Times in publishing the Pentagon Papers and gave the go-ahead for the paper's extensive coverage of the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. He was also criticized for editorial lapses when the Post had to return a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 after it discovered that its award-winning story was false.
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Ben Bradlee | |
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Born | Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921-08-26)August 26, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 21, 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 93) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Occupation | Newspaper editor |
Employer | The Washington Post |
Known for | publication of the Pentagon Papers and reporting the Watergate scandal |
Spouse(s) | Jean Saltonstall (m. 1942; div. 1956) Antoinette Pinchot (m. 1957; div. 1977) |
Children | 4 (incl. Ben Jr. and Quinn) |
Parent(s) | Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. Josephine de Gersdorff |
Relatives | Bradlee family Crowninshield family |
Awards | |
Military career | |
Unit | Second Fleet |
After his retirement, Bradlee continued to be associated with the Post, holding the position of Vice President at-large until his death. In retirement, Bradlee was an advocate for education and the study of history, including his role as a trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archaeological research institutions.[1]