On this day, July 14, 2001, Katharine Graham fell on a sidewalk while in Sun Valley, Idaho.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Wed Jul 14, 2021: On this day, July 14, 2001, Katharine Graham fell on a sidewalk while in Sun Valley, Idaho.

She was attending the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. She never recovered.

Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference



Bald Mountain in Sun Valley, Idaho

The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference is an annual media finance conference hosted and funded by private investment firm Allen & Company. The conference has taken place in Sun Valley, Idaho for one week each July since 1983. The gathering typically includes major political figures, business leaders, and figures in the philanthropic and cultural spheres.

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Katharine Graham, Death

On July 14, 2001, Graham fell and struck her head while visiting Sun Valley, Idaho; she died three days later. Her funeral took place at the Washington National Cathedral. Graham is buried in historic Oak Hill Cemetery, across the street from her former home in Georgetown.

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[John1956PA]

1. Mrs. Graham was the accomplished and respected publisher of The Washington Post from 1969 to 1979.

Sun Valley's landscape is beautiful. I have been there in the winter. Thanks for posting.

[2naSalit]

2. I remember that...

I lived about two hours from there in SE Idaho at the time. It was a big story around campus.