Joseph Lelyveld

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Joseph Lelyveld (born April 5, 1937) was executive editor of the New York Times from 1994 to 2001. In all, Lelyveld worked at the Times for nearly 40 years, starting out in 1960 as a copy editor and becoming a foreign correspondent within three years. He was replaced by Howell Raines, who resigned in 2003 because of the scandal surrounding the activities of Jayson Blair, a reporter on the National desk. On Raines' resignation, Lelyveld briefly became executive editor while the paper sought a replacement for Raines. Lelyveld stepped down later that year to make way for Bill Keller, who had initially been passed over for the top position in favor of Raines.