 Nevertheless, Peer's adventurous nature–including a notable incident in 1960 where she hid under a table to eavesdrop on a meeting of the Civil Aeronautics Board–attracted the right kind of attention from "Newsweeks" editors.The culture began to change in 1961 when Phil Graham, publisher of "The Washington Post", purchased "Newsweek".Graham promoted Osborn "Oz" Elliott, the managing editor, to editor.