Arthur O. Sulzberger Dies at 86
Arthur O. Sulzberger, who transformed The New York Times through his 34 year tenure there, has died. His family announced that he died from a longtime illness. Sulzberger was 86.
Sulzberger took over as publisher of the Times in 1963, and slowly began to alter the paper for the better. In perhaps his most memorable move, Sulzberger decided to publish “The Pentagon Papers,” which detailed the government’s many stumbles and evasions during the Vietnam War. President Nixon demanded that the documents be pulled, but Sulzberger refused, and the Times ultimately won the case in the Supreme Court.
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