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Article: Sharing the Reins at The New Yorker; Shawn and Successor Gottlieb Spend a Week as Co-Editors
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 10, 1987
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William Shawn arrived first at the offices on West 43rd Street,
at his traditional hour, 11:30 a.m., and in his traditional garb, a
dark suit and tie. Robert Gottlieb-dressed for his first day on
the job in white sneakers, corduroy pants, a blue visored cap and
beige parka and carrying a canvas tote bag-followed about 40 minutes
later. His plans, he said before hurriedly boarding the elevator to
the 19th floor, were "to get to work."
For this one week, scheduled to be spent in what a spokeswoman
called "a series of working sessions," both men have the same
imposing title: "editor" of The New Yorker. After Friday, the
79-year-old Shawn will become the magazine's "retired editor."
After ...
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