Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee
Benjamin Crowninshield "Ben" Bradleewas 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 and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of the Post...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth26 August 1921
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
He couldn't really go to his superior, who was L. Patrick Gray, who was busy throwing documents into the Potomac River from the bridge. He couldn't go to the attorney general, who was on his way to jail himself.
He was a strong leader and dedicated his paper to excellence as well as financial success, and there weren't many of those.
She learned very well and very fast and you know, she learned the way the rest of us learned -- by making mistakes and not being scared of saying so.
She was the premier American publisher, ... She got tested more than most of them, and she stood up with such bravery.
She was set out on such a difficult voyage,
I don't think I said it. I know who his source is, and I don't want to get into it. ... I have not told a soul who it is.
They certainly did. They tried to make her look like a "nut case" and they succeeded to some extent.
The media" is too big a word. I think there are some reporters who have adopted a "gotcha" mentality, but not in the really good newspapers.