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What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.

John Gunther

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John Gunther
Age: 68 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 30
Died: 1970
Died: May 29
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Journalist
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Texture
Interested
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News
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Men
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Time
Believed
Impact
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