Stephens & Myers, L.L.P. She denounced various stories as "bitchy," "tasteless," "snide" or "grisly." As a young woman living in Paris, she knew many luminaries of the art world. The sale was conducted under the supervision of a bankruptcy court on the steps of the old Post building on E Street NW near the Willard Hotel. Print Family Tree Parents : Philip Leslie Graham 1915-1963; Publisher, "The Washington Post" Katharine Meyer 1917-2001; Publisher, "The Washington Post" Siblings. She and Benjamin C. Bradlee, the editor she chose to run The Post's newsroom during her years at the helm, transformed The Post and its reputation. Save record . Eugene Meyer once said to legendary Washington social figure Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "You watch my little Kate.
Six months later, when Meyer joined the World Bank, he became publisher. She gave her executives great autonomy, but it was always clear that she was in charge. One of her sources was Harry Bridges, the head of the longshoremen's union.In the spring of 1939, at her father's behest, she returned to Washington to edit the letters to the editor at The Post.Eugene Meyer had bought the newspaper on June 1, 1933, for $825,000 from the estate of Edward B. Get push notifications with news, features and more. On June 20, 1963, after breaking off the affair and returning home, he entered Chestnut Lodge for the second time.On Aug. 3, "quite noticeably much better," according to his wife, Philip Graham was permitted to go to their farmhouse for the weekend. She is the eldest of the four children of Katharine Graham and Philip Graham, both of whom were publishers of The Post.Her maternal grandmother, Agnes Meyer, was a Lutheran of German ancestry. Early life and education. The first profit was not recorded until World War II, and the paper slipped back into the red when peace was declared. Graham traveled widely, often joining Post and Newsweek editors and reporters in meetings with foreign leaders. Former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement that "Washington, D.C., will not be the same without her."Mrs. "Former D.C. mayor Marion Barry, who was often strongly criticized by The Post's editorial page, praised Mrs. Graham yesterday as a publisher "who worked hard to try to get the editorial policies and newsroom of The Post to reflect Washington itself and its people." Graham's grandfather Eugene Meyer purchased The Washington Post in 1933, and then handed it over to his father, Philip. "What I essentially did," she said, "was to put one foot in front of the other, shut my eyes and step off the ledge. Summers and holidays were spent at the family estate in Mount Kisco, N.Y., or at her father's ranch near Jackson Hole, Wyo., or on trips to Europe. She was so ill at ease before attending the company Christmas party five months after her husband's death that she spent some time rehearsing how to say "Merry Christmas." "And so the person who succeeds you inherits something different, and you add to it or you subtract from it or you do whatever you do. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. By that time, Philip Graham had started to work at The Post.
Mayor Anthony A. Williams, who ordered that flags be flown at half staff at all District government facilities, said that "Mrs. Graham has been a part of this city not only as a preeminent publisher, but as a businesswoman and an active civic leader."Mrs. Stephen Meyer Graham is the son of Katharine Graham and Philip Graham. In 1946, Mrs. Graham bought the house on R Street NW in Georgetown … Mrs. Graham trusted his insights in foreign affairs. ""I really felt I was put on earth to take care of Phil Graham," she said many years later. William Graham, son of legendary The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, died Dec. 20 at his home in Los Angeles of an apparent suicide "Bradlee remained determined to pursue his vision for Style and answered another of her suggestions for it by saying, "I can't edit this section unless you get your finger out of my eye. Throughout her life, she was attracted to great men she knew, from Auguste Rodin, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Claudel and Thomas Mann to Adlai Stevenson and Earl Warren.Of Agnes Meyer, who once described herself as "a conscientious but scarcely loving mother," Mrs. Graham said, "She came on so strong you wilted. "In fact, it never crossed my mind that he might have viewed me as someone to take on an important job at the paper. Steve served in the Air Force, and following his service, graduated from the State University of New York, Stony Brook with a degree in History, and received his PhD in History from Rutgers University. William Graham, 69, died Dec. 20 at his home in Los Angeles, according to a Washington Post obituary, which quoted his brother Donald as saying the cause was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.