Her immediate family was at her bedside when she died, a hospital spokeswoman said. Born to a life of privilege in 1917 and shy by nature, Graham took sudden charge of The Washington Post media empire after the suicide of her husband, Philip Graham, in 1963. So were the late Princess Diana and foreign dignitaries ranging from Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic to Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. President Bush said in a statement. Her husband Philip published the paper until his suicide, and she took over months after his death.
More turbulent times lay ahead.
Graham backed Woodward and Bernstein's coverage, despite attempts by the Nixon White House to keep the matter quiet.