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March 28, 2024

Editor Ben Bradlee remembered at DC service

Ben Bradlee Funeral

Carolyn Kaster / AP

Quinn Bradlee, son of Ben Bradlee, is embraced by Carl Bernstein as Bob Woodward, stands upper left, before a funeral service for Ben Bradlee, former managing editor and executive editor of The Washington Post, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. Bradlee, who led the Post during some of its biggest years and proudest moments, died last week at age 93.

WASHINGTON — Ben Bradlee, who led The Washington Post during some of its proudest moments, is being remembered in a service at Washington National Cathedral.

Donald Graham, former publisher of The Post, says Bradlee was smarter, more fun and "much better than his very large reputation."

Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward and Tom Brokaw also are set to speak.

Bradlee, the longtime managing editor and executive editor of The Post, died last week at 93. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease in recent years.

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry are among hundreds attending his funeral.

Bradlee was a lion of Washington journalism during the glory days of newspapers. He led the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal that elevated the Post and toppled the presidency of Richard Nixon.

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