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Q:

You did not say that. It was in the book on Bill Paley by Sally Bedell Smith.

Stanton:

Well, that was --

Q:

That was an error?

Stanton:

That was an error.

Q:

Just wanted to pick up on that.

Stanton:

Not serious.

Q:

Okay. It was a fascinating place in 1929, that's why I was interested. Okay --

Stanton:

I was back later, but not in 1929.

Q:

Okay. Last time we got up to the beginning of your career at CBS. When you were first hired there by Paul Kesten, what exactly were your job responsibilities? I know you worked in the Research Department, but how would you describe what your responsibilities were?

Stanton:

It was not a structured department. I believe there were only three of us in the department that was called Research. One was a man who had the title of chief statistician. And the other was a woman who kept track of some of the industry statistics. Much more like a librarian would. And I was the third. I did all kinds of things, almost anything that needed to be done. No one said “This is what your responsibilities are.” When I came in I





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