PBS NewsHour

Remembering Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee

Clip: 10/22/2014 | 8m 6s

Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee, who was best known for leading the paper during its breaking of the Watergate scandal, died Tuesday at 93 in his home in Washington. By publishing the most controversial reports of the 1970s, Bradlee ushered the Post’s transition from a struggling local paper to a nationally revered publication. Judy Woodruff remembers Bradlee with members of Washington media.

Aired: 10/22/14

Rating: NR

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