DHAKA: Ben Bradlee, the zestful, charismatic Washington Post editor who guided the paper through the era of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate and was immortalized on screen in "All the President's Men," has died.

He was 93.

Bradlee began end-of-life care at his home last month after suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia for several years, reports CNN.

He was the executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991, during which time the paper covered the downfall of President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal.

In November, President Barack Obama awarded Bradlee the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor awarded to civilians.

BDST: 1200 HRS, OCT 22, 2014