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Also Known As Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee
Born August 26, 1921 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died October 21, 2014 (aged 93) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)
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