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Jean saltonstall and ben bradlee biography
Ben Bradlee
Executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991
For his son, see Ben Bradlee Jr.
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Bradlee in 1999 | |
Born | Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921-08-26)August 26, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 21, 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 93) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Occupation | Newspaper editor |
Employer | The Washington Post |
Known for | publication of the Pentagon Papers and reporting the Watergate scandal |
Spouse(s) | Jean Saltonstall (m. 1942; div. 1956) Sally Quinn (m. ) |
Children | 4, including Ben Jr. and Quinn |
Parent(s) | Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. Josephine de Gersdorff |
Relatives | Crowninshield family |
Awards | |
Unit | Second Fleet |
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