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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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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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8 items: LAT news stories and editorials, all 1968, the year Agnew was chosen as Nixon's v.p. running-mate. Headlines include: "Agnew picked ...to promote unity," 8/9/1968 ; "Reaction to choice of Agnew," 8/18/1968 ; "No crowds at airport...L.A. silence greets Agnew," 9/20/1968.
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Ten items which include five letters from Nelson Rockefeller to Otis Chandler, a response letter from Otis Chandler to Nelson Rockefeller, two telegrams regarding Rockefeller and Hugh Morrow visiting the Los Angeles Times, a memo from Freddie Miller, and a two page memo from Otis Chandler to the Times Executives regarding how to handle any comments, questions and accusations regarding the [Nelson A.] Rockefeller editorial.
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Correspondence regarding a Los Angeles Times editorial entitled "Get out of Vietnam NOW." Many of the letters are from other newspapers across the United States that reprinted the editorial in their own papers. Some letters have attached a response letter from Otis Chandler.
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Approx. 12 items. Includes a "Confidential Questionnaire for Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Also in the file are some letters to the Editor. One handwritten letter is an angry response to Times' coverage of Governor Reagan, alleging it to be "totally unfair and unjustified," and referring to Publisher Otis Chandler as "the young character running the Times." (Mr. Chandler was 40 at the time) In the same time frame, 1967, Walter Annenberg sent a note to James Bassett calling cartoonist Conrad--the target of much controversy--"talented," and expressing "enthusiastic admiration" for him. Correspondence discussing editorial cartoons and readership in more general terms.
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Approx. 70 items. Subjects include: a contract with Dow Jones News Service; Spiro Agnew; California Redwoods; hiring and relocation of Anthony Day from Philadelphia Bulletin; coverage of the Reagan vs. Unruh gubernatorial election; singer/actor Bobby Darin in war of words with LAT columnist Joyce Haber, including a letter by Darin to Williams (Israel and two bottles of scotch were involved); preparation (business and private) for a NYC visit by Williams and his wife; letter from Walt Disney regarding Disneyland; letter from Everett McKinley Dirksen; etc. Disney and Dirksen letters removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject File.
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Letter from Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Governor of Florida, and response by Otis Chandler. Correspondence is in regards to an article sent to Kirk by Chandler and Kirk's visit to California.
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