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: 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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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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1 item. 78-pp. transcript of Marshall Berges' taped interview with Otis Chandler, 1/18/1980. Subjects include: Otis' thoughts on his father's and his mother's contributions to Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror ; Otis' relationships to first wife ("Missy"), his children, his friends and business associates ; Otis' objectivity in evaluation and criticism of others and of himself ; Missy's embarking on a career in urban planning ; "the demise of the marriage" ; origins of Otis' "attitude of independence" and his desire to excel in shot put ; participation in somewhat dangerous sports - surfing, hunting, race car driving, riding motorcycles ; how many Chandler clan members were unhappy with Otis' moving the paper editorial policy from conservative to moderate ; as publisher - "off and running with ten balls in the air...that's just sort of my style" ; changing Los Angeles Times from a paper that was just "dull and gray" ; specifics of what Otis wanted to improve ; the downside of being prominent, of being highly visible ; his philosophy of management.
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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: 16-pp. transcript - "Third taping with Otis Chandler," 7/31/1975. Subjects include: the Mirror-News (pp. 1 - 4) ; Los Angeles Times' improvements and improved profitability during the 1960s (pp. 6 - 7) ; "the next eight or ten years" from 1975 - (pp. 7) ; early 1970s recession (pp. 8) ; Nick Williams (pp. 10 - 12) ; top Editor candidates (Robert) Donovan, William Thomas, Anthony Day, Ed Guthman (pp. 13) ; selection of William Thomas as Editor (pp. 15).
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1 item: 56-pp. transcript of ABC-tv program featuring the comments of John Babcock, Otis Chandler, Ben Bagdikian, David Halberstam, Carey McWilliams, Bill Robertson, Jack Tatum, Eldon Finley, Ralph Nader, Pat Brown, John Pastier and Marshall Berges. Subjects include: Bagdikian's view that newspapers owned by big conglomerates tend to write news based on the wishes of the conglomerate -- Otis Chandler refuted that as far as Times Mirror went, indicating that the writers and editors are free to report as they see fit ; Halberstam gives his impressions of Otis--"by Chandler standards a liberal... I think he wants to do the right thing" ; Halberstam on Harrison Gray Otis, founder of what became the Times Mirror empire - "He was a bellicose man...combative, aggressive...rather fight than make a profit" ; Los Angeles Times boosterism : Los Angeles Times vs. the unions ; Halberstam on Harry Chandler - "an economic tycoon (who) wanted power" ; how Harrison Gray Otis and later Harry Chandler amassed the money and power that carried forward the Times Mirror "empire" ; Owens River aqueduct ; real estate dealings ; Tejon Ranch ; Otis C. on extended Chandler stockholders - "They're very unhappy with me sometimes" ; Halberstam on Dorothy Chandler - "considered the radical liberal within the (extended Chandler) family" ; development of Downtown and the Music Center ; objectivity of Los Angeles Times.
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