A painfully shy woman's accidental rise to power and how it changed history. Becoming Katharine Graham tells the story of a painfully shy woman's accidental rise to power and how it changed history.

“It was on a yellow legal pad paper, one sheet, ‘Dear Carl and Bob, Now Nixon’s resigned, you did some of the stories, don’t start thinking too highly of yourselves.’ And that’s a jolt in itself. And ...

Former head of the Washington Post Katharine Graham discusses her young life, education, family, marriage and the Post's involvement with the Pentagon Papers and Watergate. Usage conditions apply ...