Howard Simons ( June 3 , 1929 - June 13 , 1989 ) was the managing editor of the Washington Post at the time of the Watergate scandal , and later curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University .
Howard Simons ( June 3 , 1929 -- June 13 , 1989 ) was the managing editor of the Washington Post at the time of the Watergate scandal , and later curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University .