In this episode of Boss Files, a CNN special documentary report.

We take you inside the rise of Amazon.

Understand the mission and the man behind it all.

How did Jeff Bezos do it?

And where is he taking Amazon next?

From the marketplace to the cloud, to Hollywood, and perhaps to space.

In this special Boss Files episode, I sit down with Don Graham, the legendary former publisher

of The Washington Post, and the man who agreed to sell the iconic newspaper to Jeff Bezos.

Jeff has brought one thing to the paper, which is masses of technology talent.

And it wasn't just a matter of opening his checkbook and saying, okay, go hire a bunch of people.

I think he helped them in hiring, opened up recruiting sources

and knew the people who were,

one of the first things I noticed after Jeff bought the paper,

I ceased being an insider that day.

You can find our CNN documentary, The Age of Amazon, on CNN Go.

Here's my conversation with Don Graham, Chairman of Graham Holdings.

Don Graham, I'm thrilled that you're here. Thank you very much.

Thanks so much, Poppy. Glad to talk to you.

You know, about you,

Jeff Bezos has called you the most honorable person he's ever known. That's quite a statement.

Well, that may be a slight exaggeration on Jeff. It's a slight flattery on Jeff's part, but I'll leave

that to him. So tell me about how you got to know Jeff Bezos. Well, I got to know him because for the past 25 years, I have been a massive Amazon

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