A Letter From The Publisher, Jan. 2, 1950

Elsewhere in this issue you will find a special section devoted to the first half of this century and to the man whose story comes closest to summing up those years.

As we look ahead to the 20th Century's second half, and back to our own beginnings, I thought you might like to look over our shoulder at the following excerpts from the original prospectus of Founders Henry Robinson Luce and the late the Briton Haddenthe newsmagazine idea. Now, 27 years later, much of it still seems to us to make great good sense.

Although daily...

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