Philip L. Graham

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Philip L. Graham was an influential American newspaper publisher who led The Washington Post to national prominence in the mid-20th century.

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Philip Graham 1
Philip Graham Jr. 1
Philip L. Graham canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf business executive
human
newspaper publisher
burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
surface form: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
causeOfDeath suicide by firearm
child Donald E. Graham
Lally Weymouth
Stephen Graham
William Graham
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1915-07-18
dateOfDeath 1963-08-03
diagnosedWith bipolar disorder
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of Florida
University of Miami
surface form: University of Miami (Florida)
employer Washington Post
surface form: The Washington Post
familyName Graham
fatherInLaw Eugene Meyer
fullName Philip Graham
surface form: Philip Leslie Graham
givenName Philip
memberOf Harvard Law Review
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
notableFor influence in Democratic Party politics
transforming The Washington Post into a leading national newspaper
notableWork expansion of The Washington Post into a national newspaper
occupation businessperson
lawyer
publisher
ownedBy The Washington Post Company
placeOfBirth Terry, Mississippi
surface form: Terry, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Glen Welby estate, Marshall, Virginia, United States
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld chairman of The Washington Post Company
president of The Washington Post Company
publisher of The Washington Post
religion Baptist
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender male
significantEvent helped secure television station licenses for The Washington Post Company
oversaw coverage of the Red Scare and McCarthy era
purchase of competing Washington Times-Herald
spouse Katharine Graham
workedWith John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson

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Graham family notableMember Philip L. Graham
Katharine Graham spouse Philip L. Graham
this entity surface form: Philip Graham
Lally Weymouth relative Philip L. Graham
this entity surface form: Philip Graham Jr.