Paul Newman

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By Victor Navasky

This article appeared in the October 20, 2008 edition of The Nation.

October 1, 2008

Paul Newman was a foul-weather friend.

He helped this magazine when we needed it most.

He was also a fair-weather friend. When we came back to him and asked for more so that we might build on the base he had helped make possible, he had only one question, Where do I sign?

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About Victor Navasky

Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation, was the magazine's editor from 1978 to 1995 and publisher and editorial director from 1995 to 2005. He is currently the director of the George Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism at Columbia University. His books include Kennedy Justice, the American Book Award winner Naming Names and, most recently, A Matter of Opinion. more...
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