Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
1 item: 19-pp. transcript of "Second taping with Otis Chandler," by Bassett, 7/30/1975. Subjects include: the "Jack Hart thesis" that the years when NC was publisher was an "Era of Mediocrity at Los Angeles Times was challenged by Otis Chandler (pp. 1 - 2) ; Editor Nick Williams and his Managing Editors, Frank Haven and Frank McCulloch (pp. 3 - 5) ; political "kingmaker" Kyle Palmer (pp. 6) ; Otis Chandler - in 1960s "I wanted to move The Times into a position of political independence..." (pp. 6) ; ending Los Angeles Times endorsements for President, Governor and U.S. Senate (pp. 7) ; Otis Chandler comments on those who, after the relative liberalization of Los Angeles Times editorial policies, wished for "The Times of old" (pp. 9 - 10) ; comments on the John Birch Society series and the editorial, signed by Otis, that accompanied it (pp. 10 - 11) ; the Geotek affair (pp. 17+).
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1 item: 15-pp. transcript of "Fifth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/5/1975. Subjects include: production, circulation, advertising issues (pp. 1 - 2) ; innovations in electronic transmission processes (pp. 4) ; automation and computerization (pp. 5) ; "sending the paper out of town" and circulation areas within California - S. Francisco, Fresno, Modesto, etc. (pp. 6 - 7) ; Los Angeles Times and continuing antipathy to labor in 1970s ; Otis Chandler relationships with various politicians and his thought about them (pp. 11 - 12) ; Otis Chandler thoughts on Sam Yorty, "a small-town buffoon, right out of the movies" (pp. 14).
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1 item. 71-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' interview with Otis Chandler, 1/22/1980. Subjects include: Otis' "split personality" - his public persona and private persona ; Otis candidness, Otis occasional bluntness ; the issue of being a perfectionist and of feeling "there aren't enough...hours in the day" ; the issue of self-criticism ; the GeoTek case ; Robert Donovan ; William Thomas ; Nick Williams ; selecting and hiring top executives ; Frank McCulloch ; Johnson, Tom ; Nelson, Robert.
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1 item: 14-pp. transcript - "Fourth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/4/1975. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's thoughts on the Watts riots and the aftermath (pp. 1 - 2) ; "foreign travel trips that the publisher, the editor and the editorial page director began (to take) in about 1963" (pp. 4) ; bringing "top-level governmental and business leaders into luncheons and conferences" (pp. 5) ; "big flap with Bill Moyers (who) blamed me for his having lost his job" at Newsday (pp. 6) ; thoughts on newspapers owned by Times Mirror, including Newsday and Dallas Times-Herald (pp. 6 - 8) ; Los Angeles Times' daily editorial board meetings (pp. 9 - 10) ; Los Angeles Times vs. N.Y. Times (pp. 12 - 14).
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4 items: 4-pp. memo, 6/23/1966, Otis Chandler to Williams on "major (issues) we must consider as we look ahead" ; LAT column, 8/11/1972, by retired Editor Williams, "Getting the news is better than merely following it" ; 30-pp. transcript of "...Fourth taping with Nick Williams," 6/8/1973 - subjects include ending policy of allowing staffers to accept "junkets" paid for by outside entities (an airline, Israel, anyone who wanted a puff piece done), fact-finding trips to foreign regions by Bassett, Otis Chandler, and Williams that began in 1963 (pp. 2), furor following LAT's dropping of several comic strips (including "Dick Tracy") that had become popular with Conservatives, comics page in general, (pp. 4 - 5+), behind the scenes operation of editorial board, responsibility of the Press (pp. 18 - 19), Watergate (pp. 20 - 21+), "the role of the press" (pp. 20), "the most significant changes in the paper" (pp. 24 - 25), selecting Williams' replacement as Editor (pp. 28 - 30) ; 18-pp. transcript of "Third taping with Bill Thomas," 7/7/1975 - Watergate coverage (pp. 1 - 5), smaller community newspapers (pp. 7), defining "good taste" (pp. 11), editorial policy (pp. 15).
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2 items: 4-pp. Los Angeles Times "Conflict of interest policy guide," no date ; 10-pp. transcript of "Sixth taping with Otis Chandler," 8/6/1975. Subjects discussed include: Times Mirror expansion from the 1950s to the 1970s, antitrust issues involving print and broadcast news outlets being owned by the same entity (pp. 1 - 2) ; on getting out of Vietnam (pp. 5 - 6) ; Geotek scandal (pp. 8) ; security threats to Otis and his family (pp. 9 - 10).
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