RIP: Ben Bradlee (Washington Post Editor, 1968-1991)

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RIP: Ben Bradlee (Washington Post Editor, 1968-1991) Oct 22, 2014 18:56:41 GMT -5 simpledream likes this

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The man who allowed two of the biggest political stories in American history (the Pentagon Papers; Watergate) to see the light of day in your newspapers has passed on. Avuncular Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee died last night from natural causes at the age of 93. More here:

www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/ben-bradlee-legendary-washington-post-editor-dead-at-93-20141021

"I think honesty is of the first, utmost importance in art... any art. After that comes technique and... after that comes talent. Honesty is first. All the rest of the things are important, too, but they're secondary. Without honesty, I don't care how much technique you have, you have nothing."--Linda Ronstadt

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A giant who appears even greater among today's pygmies...

Especially for his giving Woodward and Bernstein (a.k.a. "Woodstein") their heads when almost nobody else at the Post, let alone the rest of the American media in the weeks after June 17, 1972, would even bother with Watergate.

"I think honesty is of the first, utmost importance in art... any art. After that comes technique and... after that comes talent. Honesty is first. All the rest of the things are important, too, but they're secondary. Without honesty, I don't care how much technique you have, you have nothing."--Linda Ronstadt

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