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Rosemary Kennedy
Rosemary Kennedy was the lesser-known sister of President John F. Kennedy whose mental problems helped inspire the creation of the Special Olympics. Rosemary Kennedy was the oldest daughter of Rose…John G. Roberts, Jr.
John G. Roberts, Jr. was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States on 29 September 2005. At the time of his nomination by President George W. Bush, Roberts was a judge on the U.S. Court of…Ellen Goodman Biography
Ellen GoodmancolumnistBorn: 1941 Goodman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1963 and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for the following year. She has been an associate editor and a…Gwen Ifill Biography
Gwen Ifill TV news reporter A native New Yorker, Ifill is a graduate of Simmons College. She has covered the White House, Congress, presidential campaigns, and the government for the New York…Judith Martin Biography
Judith Martin“Miss Manners”columnistBorn: 9/13/1938Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Judith Sylvia Perlman lived in various foreign capitals as a child, as her father, a United Nations economist,…Mary McGrory Biography
Mary McGrorypolitical columnist A book reviewer for 11 years, McGrory earned a national reputation in 1954 for her coverage of the McCarthy hearings for the Washington Star newspaper. She…Virginia Postrel Biography
Virginia Postrelmagazine editor After graduating from Princeton University with a BA in English, Postrel was a reporter for Inc., a business publication, the Wall Street Journal, and an associate…Katharine Graham 2001 Deaths
Katharine GrahamAge: 84 newspaper and magazine publisher who transformed the Washington Post into one of the most influential newspapers in the country. She took control of the paper in 1963…Herblock 2001 Deaths
Herblock (Herbert L. Block)Age: 91 famed editorial cartoonist who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his stylized, witty images. In his 50-plus years at the Washington Post, he satirized every…Bo the Dog
As the family pet of President Barack Obama and his family, Bo was the "First Dog" for nearly eight years while Obama was in the White House from 2009-2017. Bo was a Portuguese water dog who was six…Trending
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