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Lawrence, John

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1 item: 60-pp. transcript of interview with John Lawrence, Business Editor (also one-time Washington Bureau Chief). Notable names and subjects include: how he preps for the day ; reads NYT and Wall St. Journal for background every day ; planning for a stand-alone Financial Section in LAT (pp. 12) ; childhood and youth in Cleveland (pp. 31 - 33) ; at Wall St. Journal (pp. 35) ; he always felt free at LAT (arriving in 1968) not to worry about what advertisers would think of his reporting ; family life and social life (pp. 55 - 58). Somewhat of a surprise here is that Lawrence is not asked about nor does he mention being jailed in 1972 for making Watergate case judge John Sirica upset.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1979
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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