Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date Published: 02/1997
ISBN-13:9780394585857ISBN:0394585852
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 656 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
"I read every word of this very long book and I think I'm glad I did. For one thing, Katharine Graham was in the inner circle of the inner circle of events that have defined my life, and I wanted to know the names of people, for instance, involved in Watergate just because I should. Now I don't remember them again, but for a brief shining moment I was an informed citizen. The book is brave and honest and in the constant name dropping, reveals an important take on the major players of the time. I have also never found myself on the side of management over labor, cheering at union busting, but there I was. My friend Corky says it shows you can always be one book away from wrong, but I'm not so sure in this case. The book is also an incredible story of the journey of a woman defined by a relationship to a mentally ill husband to a woman defined by a career at the helm of the Washington Post. It's an amazing account of the unfolding of feminism in the last half of the 1900s. Because the writing is brave and honest, her limitations jump out in full costume, but this only makes the writing real. This is another one my imaginary History class would have to read."
"This book really held my interest from start to finish. Graham has great self-understanding and perspective on her life, and was very honest about her late husband's mental illness, the things that she both admired and resented about her parents, and her own insecurities as an untrained businesswoman in a world that was still completely dominated by men. As a woman in the business world, I completely identified with her. I especially loved the scene where she had to decide whether or not to print the Pentagon Papers. Half a dozen men were yammering their opinions in her ear, all at the same time, but SHE was the person who had to decide, and she did, going with her gut, in a decision that ultimately put the Washington Post in the same league with the NY Times for the first time. She admits that she was terrified and very unsure whether she had made the right decision at the time, which I find very comforting in my own insecure moments. Second best part: where she basically boinks Adlai Stevenson to DEATH. Seriously. The guy spent the night with her and a few hours later died of a heart attack."
"This book was over six hundred pages and I enjoyed them all. While Katharine Graham's autobiography is ostensibly her own history, it's also the history of our country. Beginning with her father, Eugene Meyer, and his close dealings with the Hoover Administration and going all the way through her own birds-eye view of various presidents, including Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and, most fascinating of all, Nixon.
Graham's life was supposed to be much different. Married to Phil Graham who ran her family's paper, the Washington Post, with four children, she thought she would be mother, wife and hostess. Sadly, Phil's little understood bipolar disease created havoc for the family before causing him to take his own life. She was thrust into the position of taking over the Washington Post.
Vast in scope and yet filled with personal insights (President Kennedy sent a plane to bring Phil back to Washington when he had a public mental breakdown), it's a fascinating look at the way government really works, in the salons and dining rooms of Georgetown. Even though the press often had a tumultuous relationship with many of the administrations, it was interesting that they could all meet for dinner the next evening and behave in a civilized fashion. Until Nixon, that is. Even though most of us know that Watergate was bad, Mrs. Graham's book really made me realize how personal and how vicious Nixon and his White House Guard were. The Post was truly out there, hanging in the wind alone, for quite awhile before other papers joined them and the book takes the reader through a series of gutsy decisions that likely changed the course of our nation.
My greatest disappointment was learning that Kay Graham died in 2001. I wish I could have written her and let her know how much this book taught me and how much her life meant. From a self-doubting woman, who was always the only female in the boardroom, to a confident person, she is a wonderful teacher and role model for all of us. I read that her daughter, author Lally Weymouth, didn't want her to write this book. Perhaps it's because Graham discusses Phil's mental illness, infidelity and suicide. I felt she did it with grace and love, however, but I'm sure it was hard for her daughter. I, for one, however, am grateful she had to courage to do so."
"I was interested in Katharine Graham's memoir because of her unique place in history as the respected owner, president, and chairman of The Washington Post during a time when few women held such positions of responsibility (well, and the book also won the Pulitzer Prize). Little did I know that because of her well-connected parents, her life story would read like a "Who's Who" for the 20th century from the opening chapter. But that's not what makes this a singular story - Graham's basic sense of fairness, genuine concern for others, and high standards and integrity in both her personal and professional lives radiate from every page. And she doesn't shy away from relating difficult - a few tragic - events in her life: A clear eye and frank analysis are applied to every up and down, but always in very proper manner. You won't find rumor or innuendo in this book (I had to go to Wikipedia for that). Graham's writing style is also, of course, the epitome of correctness, with a smooth and effortless feel. Though the book is fairly long, I couldn't put it down through the most crucial periods in her life - a good sign of a compelling life well-told."
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