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You did not say that. It was in the book on Bill Paley by Sally Bedell Smith.
Well, that was --
That was an error?
That was an error.
Just wanted to pick up on that.
Not serious.
Okay. It was a fascinating place in 1929, that's why I was interested. Okay --
I was back later, but not in 1929.
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?
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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