, " ", , . He was a spectacularly successful investment banker and pioneer in investment analysis. Eugene Meyer had another idea. Simmons was the seasoned chief operating officer Graham had long been seeking, a partner to whom she gave free rein in managing the company and who made shrewd decisions with her on what and what not to acquire. "[30] The Post published the quote, although Bradlee cut the words her tit. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. She tried to push lawyer Edward Bennett Williams into the role of Washington D.C.'s first commissioner mayor in 1967. William Graham, a lawyer, philanthropist, investor and son of a former Washington Post publisher, committed suicide last Wednesday, according to his brother - reminiscent of the suicide of his. Graham attended Miami High School and graduated from the University of Florida in 1936, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, and from Harvard Law School, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review and earned a magna cum laude degree, in 1939. Graham does not appear in the film adaptation of All The President's Men, but Robert Redford, who plays Woodward, revealed that Graham had a scene written for her in earlier versions where she asks Woodward and Bernstein (played by Dustin Hoffman) about the Watergate story, beginning with, "What are you doing with my paper? Press runs often were so late that morning delivery schedules were missed. Mrs. Graham found that control over crucial aspects of producing the newspaper was held by various craft unions, which had no incentive for increased efficiency or the introduction of new technology. During World War II, Philip Graham enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and rose to the rank of major. She was affiliated as a Lutheran. By 1969, the newspaper had become a major critic of U.S. policy. In her library, a tense Mrs. Graham listened on the phone as Beebe, a trusted adviser, explained the dispute. [43], In 2000, Graham was named one of the International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past 50 years.[44]. "Mrs. Graham became a legend in her own lifetime because she was a true leader and a true lady, steely yet shy, powerful yet humble, known for her integrity and always gracious and generous to others. I thought I was the peasant walking around among brilliant people.". In 1979, Deborah Davis published a book titled Katharine the Great about Graham. (That is Jerry Coyne's blog.) The printers got the point: In September 1974, in return for cash buyouts and guaranteed lifetime jobs, they agreed to accept the new technology. Among the sources being considered was columnist Joseph Alsop's memoir about dining out in Washington. In December, after the pressmen overwhelmingly rejected a final contract offer, The Post began hiring and training replacement workers, a fatal blow to the union. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. The Post Co. also grew enormously as a business during her three decades of leadership. Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design. I was always the butt of family jokes. 30 Campus Road PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000 Phone: 845-758-6822 Admission E-mail: [email protected] 2023 Bard College Financier Eugene Meyer bought the bankrupt Washington Post at auction in 1933 for $825,000. [9] Her siblings included Florence, Eugene III (Bill), Ruth and Elizabeth Meyer. The convergence of the women's movement with Graham's control of the Post brought about changes in Graham's attitude and also led her to promote gender equality within her company. Stephen Meyer: Well, the God hypothesis is the idea that the postulation of the existence of God provides explanatory power, with respect to observations we can make about the natural world.And in the book, I argue that the God hypothesis provides superior explanatory power over and against other competing metaphysical hypothesis or worldviews, whether it be deism or materialism or pantheism . William Welsh Graham (1948-2017) and Stephen Meyer Graham (born 1952). Associated persons: David F Albright, Deborah K Albright, Gregory Charles Burkett, Candice Griffin, Earla Spencer (386) 752-6700 . But like a lot of people who buy a glorious old property, Ein now wants to make a few changes. Mrs. Graham had a more direct involvement with the editorial page of The Post, which was, and is now, run separately from the rest of the newsroom in what is known internally as the "church-state" separation of news-gathering and editorial opinion. William Welsh Graham arrived in 1948 and Stephen Meyer Graham in 1952. 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." Meyer acted through an intermediary and kept his identity secret until the sale became final. To Mrs. Graham, her father was "very shy and remote on one level, witty but very distant and unable to be intimate." [21][22] He was sedated, flown back to Washington, and placed in the Chestnut Lodge psychiatric facility in nearby Rockville. Mrs. Graham was impressed, and it counted a great deal with her that Lippmann and Reston were admirers of Bradlee. Graham presided over the Post at a crucial time in its history. [31][30] Graham later observed that it was "especially strange of [Mitchell] to call me Katie, which no one has ever called me. Within days after her husband's death, Mrs. Graham told the board of directors that The Post Co. would stay in the family. He is survived by his wife, Margo Anderson, and children Jennifer Meyer Stearns (James Stearns), Rachel Sherry Meyer (Marlo Mrak), Stephen Eugene Meyer (Joy Zotalis), Eric Joseph Meyer (Melissa Czarnik), grandchildren Graham, Liam, Stella, and Theo, and many other family. "It isn't right for a publisher to tell an editor what to do or not to do. When Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein brought the Watergate story to Bradlee, Graham supported their investigative reporting and Bradlee ran stories about Watergate when few other news outlets were reporting on the matter. [15], The Grahams were important members of the Washington social scene, becoming friends with John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan among many others. Eugene Meyer had bought the newspaper on June 1, 1933, for $825,000 from the estate of Edward B. ", D.C. 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.". Peaky Blinders - Hayden Stagg. "That's a fantastic legacy.". Lang and directed by Peter Sellars. In addition, he has three siblings: Lally Weymouth, William Welsh Graham, and Stephen Meyer Graham. Michael earned his B.B.A. While Graham cited many other people, as well as sheer luck, for playing vital roles in the company's success, the driving force behind it all was her passionate devotion to the company. Steve was born in Brooklyn, NY, May 24, 1942, to Edith and Stephen Meyer Jr. Meyer sold 3,500 of the 5,000 Class A shares of voting stock to his son-in-law and 1,500 shares to his daughter. Lally was born in Washington D.C. the United States on 3rd July 1943 as Elizabeth Morris Graham. Eugene Meyer once said to legendary Washington social figure Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "You watch my little Kate. A major theme of her autobiography was the transformation of these attitudes and her emergence as a strong executive. Katharine followed him on military assignments to Sioux Falls, S.D., and Harrisburg, Pa. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record Even when speaking about her role at The Post, she insisted that no single person could shape the persona of a newspaper. Simons told her of two strange developments the night before: A car had driven through a house where two people were making love on a sofa -- and five men had been arresting after breaking into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office building. Then the meeting devolved into a scene youd expect in the hallways of a high school. Stephen Meyer in Graham, WA Stephen Meyer may also have lived outside of Graham, such as Chehalis, Carnation and 2 other cities in Washington. previous 1 2 next . Six months later, when Meyer joined the World Bank, he became publisher. Post lawyers urged Bradlee to wait until the courts decided the New York Times case. Mrs. Graham also insisted that she never be surprised by what she read in the paper, although she believed in leaving most journalistic decisions to her editors. In 1957, he suffered a nervous breakdown and retired to the couple's farm in Marshall, Va., to recuperate. [20], At a newspaper conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Philip apparently had a nervous breakdown. Her son Donald was publisher from 1979 until 2000.[29]. Suddenly, four challenges were filed against the company's Florida TV license renewals, triggering a 50 percent plunge in the price of Post stock. He said in an interview that she "used The Post editorial board as a bully pulpit for self-determination . A Merrill Lynch analyst termed Simmons's tenure "one of the best 10 years that anybody has seen in any company and in any stock.". She connected local, national and international figures she met with each other, with Post and Newsweek journalists and with her friends in the Washington establishment. Donald Edward Graham was born two years later. Nixon, it was learned later, told aides, "The main thing is The Post is going to have damnable, damnable problems out of this one. By the end of her freshman year, she was a left-wing Democrat and supporter of the New Deal. Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III A pleasure to read, [Meyer's] inviting voice brings light to bear on complicated and profoundly influential subjects. There, at age 48, he killed himself with a shotgun. "Partly this arose from my particular experience, but to the extent that it stemmed from the narrow way women's roles were defined, it was a trait shared by most women in my generation. 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