American - Businesswoman | June 16, 1917 - July 17, 2001
When in 1969 I became publisher of the 'Washington Post' as well as president of the company, my plate was fuller than ever. I had partly worked myself into the job but not, except for rare occasions, taken hold. I had acquired some sense of business but still relied on others more than most company presidents did.
Katharine Graham
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The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.
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So few grown women like their lives.
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My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did.
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Mountain climbing was one of Mother's favorite occupations, but she never succeeded in inculcating this passion in any of us.
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In my first year or so at the 'Post,' I began to write with some frequency on the least important issues - so-called light editorials. The titles themselves are revealing of just how light: 'On Being a Horse,' 'Brains and Beauty,' 'Mixed Drinks,' 'Lou Gehrig,' and 'Spotted Fever.'
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To me, involvement with news is absolutely inebriating. It's what makes my life exciting.
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When it comes to Washington, most people tend to think first of politics. But Washington is also a geographic and physical place. It is, for instance, one of the few cities of the world where you can talk endlessly about trees.
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Although at the time I didn't realize what was happening, I was unable to make a decision that might displease those around me. For years, whatever directive I may have issued ended with the phrase, 'If it's all right with you.' If I thought I'd done anything to make someone unhappy, I'd agonize.
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Family ownership provides the independence that is sometimes required to withstand governmental pressure and preserve freedom of the press.
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My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more important ones.
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One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted.
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