Becoming Katharine Graham

4/24/2025

Living up to one’s potential is indeed inspiring, especially for those who successfully overcome tremendous challenges in doing so. Such was the case of Katharine “Kay” Graham (1917-2001), publisher of The Washington Post newspaper and CEO of the multimedia Washington Post Co. organization, the subject of this insightful new documentary from directors George and Teddy Kunhardt. Having been unexpectedly thrust into this demanding management role after the tragic suicide of her husband Philip in 1963, Graham nevertheless assumed the reins of this position with the intent of keeping the Post as the respected family business that it had been since her father acquired it in 1933. Yet, even though Graham had some experience working for the paper and had always taken an interest in its quality an