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Lew Wasserman

"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

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"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

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"President Johnson offered the middle of the road."
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"Well, it was a typical meeting with the President. He was very gracious, very outgoing."
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"To me, it's the White House and always will be."
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"I was through as a manager. I did become involved late in the 1968 campaign at the national scene at the last minute. But I was through as a manager, and I've stayed through, incidentally."
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