Arthur Sulzberger

Arthur Sulzberger is the chairman and publisher of the New York Times. In January 2009, rumors surfaced that he was having an affair with Caroline Kennedy. There was speculation that the alleged affair might be one of the "personal reasons" Kennedy cited when withdrawing from consideration for the appointment to the senate seat vacated when Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State.MSNBC: Tax, Nanny, Hubby Problems Doomed Caroline (January 23, 2009)

After graduating from college in 1974, Sulzberger worked as a reporter for The Raleigh Times in North Carolina. He moved to London in 1976, taking a position with the Associated Press. In 1978, he returned to the U.S. and became a Washington Corespondent for the New York Times. He moved to the New York office in 1981, and worked as an editor before rotating through various business departments, including production and corporate planning. Sulzberger became assistant publisher in 1987, and then deputy publisher in 1988, before replacing his father as publisher in 1992.The New York Times Company: Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.