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Ziffren, Paul

Description

Approx. 25 items: 20-pp. transcript of "Taping with Paul Ziffren," 4/26/1975 - Ziffren was a political strategist for the Democratic party for many years, in L.A. from ca. 1950 - this interview includes some discussion of LAT political editor Kyle Palmer ; collection of LAT clips mentioning Ziffren ; notes and bio material on Ziffren ; article copy, Reader's Digest, 7/1960, "Paul Ziffren...the Democrats' Man of Mystery."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1950 - 1975
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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