Start Date: Monday, July 16, 2001
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
End Date: Friday, December 31, 9999
I deeply regret the news of the death of Katharine Graham. A visionary in a field grounded in hardheaded reality, she combined the best of both worlds to provide us all with a great national paper and an even finer role model. In every respect, she honored the most precious commodity a newspaper provides its public, that of speaking truth to power. She was a remarkable woman and a close friend to my wife, Alma, and me. We will all truly miss her.
Colin Powell
Statement
Death of Katharine Graham
07/17/01