Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1942, May 1 | Born, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1960 | Married Barbara Lindsey (divorced 1971) |
| 1964 | B.A., journalism, The Ohio State University Summer intern, Washington Post |
| 1965 | M.A., political science, The Ohio State University |
| 1965-1970 | Reporter, Washington Post |
| 1970-1971 | Day city editor, Washington Post |
| 1971 | Married Geraldine Rebach (divorced 1997) |
| 1971-1972 | Recipient, Alicia Patterson Foundation Journalism Fellowship |
| 1972-1974 | Deputy Metropolitan editor, Washington Post |
| 1974-1979 | Assistant managing editor, Metropolitan, Washington Post |
| 1979-1982 | London correspondent, Washington Post |
| 1982-1984 | National editor, Washington Post |
| 1984-1991 | Managing editor, Washington Post |
| 1991-2008 | Executive editor, Washington Post |
| 1993 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, The Ohio State University |
| 1997 | Married Janice Glick |
| 2008 | Vice president at large, The Washington Post Co. |
| 2009 | Weil Professor of Journalism, The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University Founder and board member, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. |
| 2020 | Published All About the Story: News, Power, Politics, and the Washington Post. New York: PublicAffairs |