In spring 1948 he went to work for Life magazine in New York, then became their Washington correspondent. He spent three years with Life in San Francisco, then he returned to Washington, D.C. in May 1960 to become the personal assistant to Philip Graham at the Washington Post, where he rose to become vice president.
In spring 1948, he started working for Life magazine in New York and later became their Washington correspondent. He spent three years with Life in San Francisco before returning to Washington, D.C. in May 1960 to work as the personal assistant to Philip Graham at the Washington Post, where he eventually rose to become vice president.