Bradlee, Ben
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Birthname | Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee | ||||
born on | 26 August 1921 | ||||
Place | Boston, Massachusetts, 42n22, 71w04 | ||||
Timezone | EDT h4w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
American journalist, executive editor of The Washington 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’s and Carl Bernstein’s stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of the Post.
He was also an advocate for education and the study of history, including working for years as an active trustee on the boards of several major educational, historical, and archeological research institutions.
He died 21 October 2014
Relationships
- (has as) worker relationship with Just, Ward (born 5 September 1935)
- role played of/by Hanks, Tom (born 9 July 1956). Notes: 2017 film "The Post"
Events
Source Notes
Birth time unknown. Starkman rectified to 15.25.48 EDT
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 93)
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession