Ben Bradlee Biography
Benjamin Crowninshield "Ben" Bradlee was 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. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Ben Bradlee
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Editor
- Ethnicity:
- White American
- Date of Birth:
- August 26, 1921
- Astrological Sign:
- Virgo
- Date of Death:
- October 21, 2014
- Age at Death:
- 93
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Ben Bradlee. (2019). The HistoryHop.com website. Retrieved 8:15am UTC, Dec 15, 2019, from www.historyhop.com/famous-people/ben-bradlee/bio.
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Ben Bradlee. [Internet]. 2019. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: www.historyhop.com/famous-people/ben-bradlee/bio [Accessed 15 Dec 2019].
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"Ben Bradlee." Bio. The HistoryHop.com website, 2019. Web. 15 Dec 2019.
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