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History - Comments About

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2 items. One photocopied letter to the editor (humorous), headlined "What The Times will be like by the year 2001," (dated only "Spring 1984). Transcript of Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America" program on the BBC (12/12/1986) which have several sentences of praise for LAT. Attached on top of Cooke's comments is a memo from Tom Johnson to LAT's Executive Incentive Group (2/6/1987) with the notation, "High praise from Alistair Cooke."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1984, 1986-1987
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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