How Katharine Graham Defied A Federal Judge To Publish The Pentagon Papers

How Katharine Graham Defied A Federal Judge To Publish The Pentagon Papers

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Graham, who died in 2001, held the title of publisher at The Washington Post from 1969 until 1979. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about her 1971 decision to publish the top-secret documents.

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