Katharine Graham Graham in 1975 Born Katharine Meyer (1917-06-16)June 16, 1917 New York City Died (2001-07-17)July 17, 2001 (aged 84) Boise, Idaho Education University of Chicago Vassar College Occupation Publisher Spouse(s) Philip Graham (1940–1963, his death) Children Lally Weymouth Donald E. Graham William Welsh Graham Stephen Meyer Graham Parent(s) Agnes Ernst Meyer Eugene Meyer Family Marc Eugene Meyer (grandfather) Joseph Newmark (great-grandfather)