Ben Bradlee

Ben Bradlee
Bradlee in 1999
Born
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee

(1921-08-26)August 26, 1921
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 93)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationNewspaper editor
EmployerThe Washington Post
Known forpublication of the Pentagon Papers and reporting the Watergate scandal
Spouse(s)Jean Saltonstall
(m. 1942; div. 1956)
Antoinette Pinchot
(m. 1957; div. 1977)
(m. 1978)
Children4, including Ben Jr. and Quinn
Parent(s)Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr.
Josephine de Gersdorff
RelativesCrowninshield family
Awards
Military career
UnitSecond Fleet

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.

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]

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