December 5, 2017, Filed Under: Featured1, Research + Teaching“A Frightening Time in Our History”: Public reaction to the Pentagon Papers In recent weeks, two separate films have depicted the career of the late Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee. The HBO documentary The Newspaperman, which premiered December 4, tells Bradlee’s story through a combination of interviews and archival footage.
February 14, 2017, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsStop the presses: Benjamin C. Bradlee papers open for research The papers of Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee are now open for research at the Harry Ransom Center.
June 3, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingWashington Post Editor Ben Bradlee’s Archive Donated The archive of Ben Bradlee (1921-2014), former editor of The Washington Post, has been donated to the Ransom Center. Bradlee presided over the Post — first as managing editor and then as executive editor — and led the paper through the publication of the Pentagon Papers and coverage of the… read more