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Yorty, Sam (2 of 2)

Description: Approx. 100 items: LAT news stories, editorials and other material on Sam Yorty, long-time mayor of Los Angeles and unsuccessful candidate for various other offices. Yorty first appeared in stories in the 1930s as a State Assemblyman, later served in the U.S. House, and in City politics, rising to the Mayorship. Also recorded here are the feuds between LAT (esp. Otis C.) and Yorty, campaigns pitting Yorty against Tom Bradley, etc. Split into two folders.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1938 - 1973
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
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Yorty, Sam (1 of 2)

Manuscripts

Approx. 100 items: LAT news stories, editorials and other material on Sam Yorty, long-time mayor of Los Angeles and unsuccessful candidate for various other offices. Yorty first appeared in stories in the 1930s as a State Assemblyman, later served in the U.S. House, and in City politics, rising to the Mayorship. Also recorded here are the feuds between LAT (esp. Otis C.) and Yorty, campaigns pitting Yorty against Tom Bradley, etc. Split into two folders.

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Yorty, Sam - 1969

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Approx. 30 items. Letters, booklet, "The Yorty Years," a highly favorable view of his mayorship, transcripts of media reports on Yorty, sections from L.A. Free Press and Herald-Examiner, etc. Specific subjects include: LAT hesitates to endorse Tom Bradley in mayoral race of 1969, instead endorsing Alfonzo Bell as the most likely to unseat Yorty; Yorty's office newsletter (3/13/1969) reports on Yorty's speech to the Westwood Young Republicans; Yorty newsletter predicting mass police resignations should Bradley win election; George Putnam newscast highly critical of Otis Chandler and LAT; much more material relating to Yorty-LAT feud; etc.

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Yorty, Sam - 1968

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Approx. 75 items. Transcripts of press conferences and other public gatherings, news summaries from Yorty's office, news clippings, letters. Subjects include: Yorty refers to Otis Chandler and L.A.'s District Attorney as "practically in a conspiracy to get (me)" - Radio-TV Reports, 10/15/1968; Yorty's forays into international affairs; Yorty says he may sue LAT over an editorial cartoon; much more of the same in the Yorty-LAT face off; several letters from Yorty to LAT foreign correspondent William Tuohy; Yorty files a $2 million libel suit against LAT (12/1968); copy of the libel suit Yorty filed with County Superior Court; Yorty accuses LAT of protecting "friends" and "harpooning" their "enemies"; Yorty sponsors creation of his own editorial cartoons criticizing Otis Chandler & LAT; etc.

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Yorty, Sam - 1966

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Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: Otis Chandler publicly remarking that Yorty had failed to show leadership in race relations, after which Yorty challenged C. to a debate on who was doing the most to improve race relations in L.A.; Yorty, LAT and Vietnam issues; repeated allegations by Yorty of LAT "distortions"; complete transcript of Yorty press conference of 6/9/1966; text of Yorty speech to AP Managing Editors Assn., 11/18/1966; etc.

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Yorty, Sam - 1961, 1963-1965

Manuscripts

Approx. 30 items. Subjects include: internal memos discussing Yorty and his relationship with LAT; discussion of Yorty's affinity for news anchor George Putnam; colorful marginal notes about Yorty by Otis C. and others; 1963 invitation for W. to attend Yorty birthday party at Hollywood Palladium and W.'s regrets; Yorty claims that LAT material was "purposely one-sided," etc. Otis C. wrote marginal notes critical of Yorty. In red pencil he wrote on an August 1963 Mayoral letter --"A real kook with impossible emotions," and "[Yorty is] always looking for someone to give him sympathy."

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Yorty, Sam - 1967

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Approx. 20 items. Much of this file consists of the texts of Yorty remarks at public functions or on radio or TV. Subjects include: more of Yorty's war of words with LAT, i.e., text of "Big News" broadcast on KNXT-TV, title "Another Episode in the Times-Yorty Dispute," etc.

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