born Aug. 26, 1921, Boston, Mass., U.S.
U.S. newspaper editor.
Bradlee was a reporter for The Washington Post before joining Newsweek in Paris and then in Washington. Returning to the Post , he served as its executive editor 1968–91. During his tenure the Post published the Pentagon Papers , broke much of the story surrounding the Watergate scandal , and was recognized as one of the most important and influential newspapers in the U.S. Bradlee's books include Conversations with Kennedy (1975) and the memoir A Good Life (1995).