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The widow of former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, hugs her son after his eulogy for his father during Bradlee’s funeral service at the Washington Cathedral. (Reuters)


Washington bids farewell to its editor-in-chief

Washington bids farewell to its editor-in-chief

by | Nov 3, 2014 | Media

A “who’s who” of Washington DC gathered in the city’s National Cathedral the other day to pay their respects to Ben Bradlee. The ceremony reminded me of another occasion, in the 1970s, when I first witnessed the Washington Post editor’s personal magnetism. We were...