At Graham Funeral, City Leaders Recall a Newspaper Owner Who Cared FINAL Edition

• Published in: The Washington post
• Main Author: Hamil R. Harris and Sewell Chan
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 26.07.2001
• ISSN: 0190-8286

[Eleanor Holmes Norton] said that although much of the focus of Mrs. [Jim Graham]'s legacy has been on her powerful political and social ties, Norton best remembers Mrs. Graham for what she did for poor residents of the city. "There are two day-care centers she established in far Southeast without a peep of publicity. She was no celebrity bystander; her roots were deep in this town." [Vincent B. Orange Sr.] learned about Mrs. Graham's dry sense of humor when [Ferdinand Marcos] came to the Post building under heavy Secret Service protection. After his visit, Orange remembers Mrs. Graham saying, "I will never invite another person to the Post that requires that much firepower." David R. Gergen, who worked for Presidents Nixon, Reagan, Bush and Clinton, was one of the last people to leave the cathedral. Gergen said Mrs. Graham had a rare nonpartisan quality that earned his respect.