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Day, Anthony

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Day, Anthony

Description: 2 items: 101-pp. transcript of interview with "Tony" (Anthony) Day, 8/16/1979 ; 9-pp. transcript of interview with Day, undated. Subjects include: Day describes his duties as Editor of the Editorial Page ; describes the Editorial Pages planning meetings ; describes ways in which the Editorial writers interact ; letters to The Editor ; responsibilities of various staffers ; anecdotes illustrating people and operations at Editorial Pages and Los Angeles Times ; describes his youth and education ; majoring The Classics, Greek and Latin, at Harvard ; Army years, 1955 - 57 ; Philadelphia Bulletin--Washington Bureau ; visiting Los Angeles Times, joining Los Angeles Times ; what Day reads at home (p. 68-69) ; evolution of Los Angeles Times into a nonpartisan paper ; "the paper should stand for...certain fundementals--equal rights...I think that is becoming more important as the top...of society gets richer and richer" ; the pressure to fire cartoonist Paul Conrad (Watergate era) and Day urging Otis C. not to fire him. From pages marked 201 - 209: Day's answer to the suggestion that Los Angeles Times policy was shaped by TM business side ; Southern California water issues.
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Date

1979

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mssLAT

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Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)

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The Los Angeles Times,

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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.

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Los Angeles Times (Firm).

Los Angeles Times History Center.

Times Mirror Company.

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