>> guest: well, it was an offshoot of katharine's decision to bring ben bradlee over from newsweek to the managing--to the editorship of the post. and that had a secondary effect, which i don't think katharine ex--expected. the number-two person at--at the post under al friendly, the managing editor, was a guy named ben--ben gilbert and he really got upset because he had expected to--to move--ad--advance himself and he c--when bradlee was put over there, he saw that he--his career was gonna quickly terminate, which it did, in a couple of years. so gilbert was the man i had worked with mostly as picture editor and he just--he was--i was the--his easiest victim and we had a confrontation one afternoon and i said, 'ben, i'm not gonna take this any longer.' he says, 'it's you or me. you're fired.' well, i couldn't believe it. and i appealed all the way to katharine graham, who saw me at her home in georgetown and very sympathetically talked with me for three-quarters of an hour and finally shook her head sadly and said, 'well, johnny, i'm afraid that we've hurt ben gilbert as much as we'r

after we selected a before this award, we called ben bradlee's office to tell him about our choice. he immediately dashed off the following note. "dear david new house, i turned 90 last summer. to tell you the truth, i have forgotten there was such a thing as this award. this is just to tell you i am glad you won it. better to when these things than to lose them, i always say. it was a hell of a story, was it not, with meaningful reverberation. congratulations and best wishes per "david, we are happy to have this note for you tonight as well as your well-deserved prize. [applause] >> thank you. thanks. thank you. i am trying to figure out how i will get that thing in my carry- on. may i have the first slide, please? i like to thank the national press foundation for this truly unexpected honor. my father, norman newhouse, was editor of the long island press. he died many years ago, but he was certainly my inspiration. i would like to think that this is for him. this honor belongs not to me, but to all the journalists at patriot news. our publisher, john kirkpatrick, who is been a per

after we select it david for this award in november we called ben bradlee's office to tell him our choiceand then immediately dashed out the following note. dear david neuhaus, i have turned 90 last summer and to tell you the truth, i'd forgotten there was such a game as the benjamin c. bradlee award. but this is just to tell you i'm glad she won it. better to win these things than to lose them i always say. it was a of a story with lots of meaningful reverberations. best wishes, pcb. david, are happy to have the snow for you tonight on with your well-deserved bride. david. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i'm just trying to figure out i'm going to get that thing in my carry-on. they have the first slide, please. i would like to thank the national press foundation for this truly unexpected honor. my father, nor may neuhaus is actually editor of the and press during the 40s, 50s and 60s and died in a years ago, but he was certainly my inspiration pad like to think this was for him. dishonor really belongs not to me, but two other journalists at patriot news either to mention just a coup