Manuscripts

Johnson, Tom

Description: Wyatt Tom Johnson was the first non-family publisher. He attended the University of Georgia and Harvard Business School, and worked closely with Lyndon B. Johnson for many years before joining the Dallas Times Herald in 1975. After serving as President for four years, he was Publisher from 1980-1989. Series includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, reports, speeches, and other material. Date range is 1973-1990.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1973-1990
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,

Johnson, Tom

Manuscripts

1 item: 130-pp. transcript of interview with Tom Johnson, Los Angeles Times Publisher. Subjects include: TJ describes his typical day at that time ; he feels "a great frustration in my inability to read everything in The Times...to read other publications that I feel [it] essential of read" ; getting used to the sheer size of LA and the scope of Los Angeles Times ; his thoughts about the quality of Los Angeles Times - "one of the finest news and editorial products in the nation," etc. ; the Hispanic market (p. 28) ; "I have the reputation of being a workaholic...(but) I love my work" (p.37) ; "Otis believes...in fitness and vacations and in time away to reflect..." (p.39) ; "off-duty" time, evenings, etc. ; memories of the Johnson White House, TJ's work in Texas ; job moves including Texas to Los Angeles, saying "my son may have paid the heaviest price" (p. 49) ; plans for upgrading of high technology equipment around the newspaper (p. 54) ; product improvement ; helping to prepare Norman Chandler (Otis' son) to "achieve his...aspirations" (p. 62-68) ; personnel ; 1980 newsprint shortage ; his interest in government and civic service vs. newspaper management ; "Mrs. Lyndon Johnson is one of my best friends" (p. 100) ; his youth, his mother and father (p. 105+) ; "I'm...39...I've never failed...(with) my son...we're going down a tough path right now" ; White House Fellows program (p. 124) ; more.

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Johnson, Tom

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Tom Johnson

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Approx. 65 items - notes, memos, a mission statement and other materials, many of them passed between Vance Stickell and Tom Johnson. Also: 3 stapled sheets headed "Mission statement of the Los Angeles Times" ; memos related to Dallas Times Herald ; articles from various publications on operation of LAT and other newspapers. ; 8-pp. booklet (gray), text of an adress by Tom Johnson, named Univ. of Arizona Executive of the Year, "America's Press - Free and Responsible?" ; more.

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Tom Johnson memos

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Approx. 30 items: memos, letters, transcripts, other material related to LAT Publisher Tom Johnson. Included: approx. 20-pp. transcript of "Otis Chandler and Tom Johnson (on panel with others) at Wash. Buro," 4/11/1985 ; copy, 3-pp. article from New West, 12/5/1977, "Crown prince of the Press" ; copy, LAT article, 3/6/1980, "Tom Johnson to be Publisher of The Times" ; packet of 1979 reports headed "New systems and plans and their effect on manning" ; other reports.

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Johnson, Lyndon B. and "Lady Bird"

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Originals and copies of line cuts, drawings, and sketches of Lyndon B. and Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, President and First Lady of the United States. Includes drawings by Milt Morris, James Francavilla, Peter Bentovoja, Peter Linnartz, Tom Paprooki, John Carlton, Russ Arasmith, and others. Also, etched and cut metal plate of Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Johnson, Tom

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Approx. 30 items: correspondence with Tom Johnson, and material related to projects and issues Johnson was involved in at LAT, 1985 - 1986.w

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