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Chandler, Otis

Description: 1 item: 54-pp. transcript of interview of Otis Chandler by Marshall Berges, 12/10/1980. Subjects include: the John Kennedy assassination ; Otis' relationship with Robert Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy's assassination ; more "fine-tuning" of his comments on previous interviews ; memories of his Los Angeles Times apprenticeship ; more.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1980
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Chandler, Otis

Manuscripts

1 item: 33-pp. transcript of interview with Otis Chandler by Marshall Berges, 12/17/1980. Subjects include: describing "phone calls from the breakfast table" of Governor Reagan or Nancy Reagan when they were unhappy about a Conrad cartoon (both Reagans disliked Conrad's work) or an editorial ; description of Dorothy B. Chandler upsetting Ronald Reagan at a private dinner party by "lecturing him" about his behavior toward the University of California Board of Regents (of which Dorothy Buffum Chandler was a member) ; other interesting anecdotes about Dorothy Buffum Chandler, in her senior years, offering her thoughts in the wrong setting or at too great a length ; description of Otis' visit to Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in Texas, days before John F. Kennedy assassination - a wild hunting trip with Lyndon B. Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson's thoughts about John and Robert Kennedy and how he, Lyndon B. Johnson, deserved better than the Vice Presidency ; more on friendship between Otis and Robert Kennedy (including rafting trip on Colorado River in the Grand Canyon) ; more.

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Chandler, Otis

Manuscripts

2 items: 55-pp. interview by Marshall Berges with Otis Chandler, 3/20/1980, on his "pioneering" decisions in general, the Orange County Edition, serving on "outside" boards, the GeoTek case ; more ; 3-pp. (previous interview continued.) on: Olympic Games (shot put trials), GeoTek, more.

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Chandler, Otis

Manuscripts

1 item: 55-pp. transcript of Otis Chandler interview by Marshall Berges, around 12/1980. Subjects include: more memories of Bobby Kennedy ; the Los Angeles Times - Washington Post News Service ; Katherine Graham and Philip Graham of the Washington Post ; wild story about Phil Graham's mental deterioration ; memories of Ben Bradlee ; rejection of porno ads and x-rated movie ads ; door-to-door circulation sales - "boy crews" ; Circulation Department ; Advertising Department ; more.

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Chandler, Otis

Manuscripts

1 item: 73-pp. transcript of interview by Marshall Berges with Otis Chandler, 3/12/1980. Chandler spoke about a hunting trip to Afghanistan in 1977 and traveling in the region of the Himalayas. Later in the tape Chandler discusses the Watts Riots and the aftermath, plus 1964 political endorsements, more.

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Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 20 - 22

Manuscripts

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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Chandler, Otis - Tapes # 15 - 16

Manuscripts

1 item. 57-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler. Subjects include: Otis Chandler's car museum (Vintage Car Museum) ; his car collection ; restoring his first Duesenberg ; further car collecting ; racing cars.

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