It had been used repeatedly in the Post in the 1940s and the earliest known use was by Alan Barth: "News is only the first rough draft of history,""Who Said It First? Journalism is the ‘first rough draft of history.’" by Jack Shafer, Slate (August 30, 2010) and earlier expressions of similar sentiments dating to the first decade of the 20th century. See also List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 2) List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6) References General references Personal History'', Katharine Graham, Knopf, 1997, . Philip Graham, 48, Publisher, a Suicide, New York Times, August 4, 1963 Washington Post Company history, 1950–1974 1915 births 1963 deaths 1963 suicides United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Recipients of the Legion of Merit 20th-century American newspaper publishers (people) Graham family (newspapers) Harvard Law School alumni Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota People with bipolar disorder Suicides by firearm in Virginia Military personnel from South Dakota University of Florida alumni United States Army Air Forces officers The Washington Post people George Washington University trustees Journalists from South Dakota People from Marshall, Virginia The Washington Post publishers Miami Senior High School alumni 20th-century American journalists American male journalists Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)