Donald E. Graham

Donald E. Graham is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of The Washington Post Company. He is also publisher of The Washington Post newspaper. Image File history File links Donald E. Graham File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Donald E. Graham File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Within a corporation, the chief executive officer is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... The Washington Post Company is an American media company, best known for owning the newspaper it is named after, The Washington Post, and Newsweek magazine. ... Washington Post masthead The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

Early life

Graham was born on April 22, 1945 to the late Katharine Graham and Philip Graham in Baltimore, Maryland. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Katharine Graham Katharine Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was the head of The Washington Post newspaper for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that helped bring down President Richard Nixon. ... Motto: BELIEVE (formerly The City That Reads) Nickname: Charm City Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 349. ...

Graham graduated from St. Albans School and then attended Harvard College, graduating in 1966. After graduation he served in Vietnam as an information specialist from 1967 to 1968. St. ... Today Harvard College is the undergraduate portion of Harvard University. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

The Post

In 1971, Graham joined "The Washington Post" as a reporter. He was appointed publisher in 1979. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Washington Post masthead The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

See also

• Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.
• The Washington Post

Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr. ... Washington Post masthead The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

External links

• Company Bio on Graham
• Ombudsman's Report on the Pulitzer Prize Article Scandal