Editing Bob Graham (section)

==Early life==
Graham was born in [[Coral Gables, Florida]], to Hilda Elizabeth (née Simmons), a schoolteacher, and [[Ernest R. Graham (politician)|Ernest R. Graham]], a Florida state senator, mining engineer, and dairy/cattleman.<ref>{{Cite web |first=William Addams |last=Reitwiesner |author-link=William Addams Reitwiesner |url=http://www.wargs.com/political/graham.html |title=Ancestry of Bob Graham |website=WARGS ([[William Addams Reitwiesner]] Genealogical Services) |access-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328225536/http://www.wargs.com/political/graham.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the youngest of four children. His older half-brother, [[Phil Graham]], was publisher and co-owner of ''[[The Washington Post]]''. He married [[Adele Khoury Graham|Adele Khoury]], of [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]], in 1959. One of their daughters, [[Gwen Graham]], was a U.S. Representative from Florida from 2015 to 2017. In 2021, Gwen was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeffrey |last=Schweers |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2021/10/06/gwen-graham-confirmed-assistant-secretary-education/6022029001 |title=Gwen Graham's nomination as assistant secretary of education confirmed by U.S. Senate |date=October 6, 2021 |newspaper=[[Tallahassee Democrat]] |access-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104142112/https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2021/10/06/gwen-graham-confirmed-assistant-secretary-education/6022029001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bob Graham attended [[Miami Senior High School]] from 1952 to 1955; he was student body president his senior year. He was International Trustee of the [[Key Club]], the [[Kiwanis]] service organization. While at Miami High Graham was the recipient of the Sigma Chi Award, the school's highest honor. He received a bachelor's degree in 1959 in political science from the [[University of Florida]], where he was a member of the Epsilon Zeta chapter of [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity and was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], the University of Florida Hall of Fame, and [[Florida Blue Key]].<ref name="NYT Obit">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/bob-graham-dead.html |title=Bob Graham, Former Florida Governor and Senator, Dies at 87 |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |author-link=Robert D. McFadden |date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417032446/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/bob-graham-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu/about/bob-graham/|title=Bob Graham|website=Bob Graham Center for Public Service|publisher=University of Florida|access-date=April 16, 2024|archive-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123160520/https://bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu/about/bob-graham/|url-status=live}}</ref> He earned a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1962.<ref name="NYT Obit" />