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Mary D. Nichols
Ms. Nichols, born April 10, 1945, in Minneapolis, was one of the first female journalists hired by The Wall Street Journal. She served briefly as campaign manager for Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles, in his unsuccessful 1986 run for governor. She graduated from Cornell and Yale Law. Her husband is John F. Daum, a lawyer who represents Exxon Mobil. They have two children, both lawyers.