Who was the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal?

The executive editor of The Washington Post from 1965 to 1991, Benjamin Bradlee (August 1921 until October 2014) oversaw the Post's prize winning coverage of the Watergate affair. He came to journalism from Harvard, did a stint working for the U.S. State Department in Paris, before becoming a reporter and editor at Newsweek and The Post.

In 1971, he defied the Nixon administration by publishing the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of the Vietnam War and endured harsh criticism from Republicans during the early days of the Watergate scandal. Vindicated by Nixon's resignation, Bradlee was lionized in the movie version of "All the President's Men," where he was portrayed by Jason Robards.

In retirement he published a memoir, "A Good Life." At his death he still held the title of vice president at large of The Washington Post. It was in late September 2014 that Bradlee entered hospice care due to declining health as a result of Alzheimer's disease. He died of natural causes on October 21, 2014, at his home in Washington, D.C., at the age of 93.

His funeral was held at the Washington National Cathedral on October 29. He was buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.