Katherine Graham is the author of a memoir, Personal History, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. After her husband’s suicide, she became publisher of the Washington Post for over two decades, during the time the newspaper’s most influential period, when they published the Pentagon Papers and broke the Watergate story that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Graham was named a World Press Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute in 2000, and was given a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2002.
The Homes
2920 R St. NW, Washington, DC (Beall-Washington House)
This mansion was originally built by a descendant of Ninian Beall, the original owner of the land that became Georgetown, and her husband, who was George Washington’s great nephew. The architect is unknown.
1624 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC (White-Meyer House)
This mansion was built for Ambassador Henry White. It was purchased by Eugene Meyer, the father of Katherine Graham, in 1934, one year after he bought the Washington Post at a bankruptcy auction from Ned McLean (husband of Evalyn Walsh McLean). The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Since 1987, the property has been owned by Meridian House International.
Katherine Graham
2920 R St. NW, Washington DC
Located in Georgetown neighborhood, Northwest- West of Rock Creek
Katherine Graham
1624 Crescent Place, NW, Washington DC
Located in Adams Morgan neighborhood, Northwest - East of Rock Creek