Joseph Lelyveld 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.
