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Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal. Yes, and there was some friendship there that lasted a long time. Yes. But I know nothing about it.

Okay. What about the political figures he was closest to. Let's take it chronologically. Perhaps, I don't know if it's accurate to start with Willkie.

Well, I suppose I should have put Mitch Davenport in this, in the category--

Go ahead.

--because Mitch--

In the category of company?

In the category of company close friends. Because Mitch was a brilliant fellow, and perfectly able to argue toe-to-toe with Harry Luce, and even scream him down, if necessary.

He had been an editorial writer?

Yes. He was an editorial writer. He first worked on Fortune. He was managing editor of Fortune at one point. He then really started the editorial page on LIFE, and had played a major