as benjamin c. bradlee. import you get the flavor of ben. another of my favorite letters that i came across very, very early as he appeared on a panel and the editor had watched his panel and he said, how ironic it was to watch you display your arrogance is to criticize the media credibility study that the public is the press as being arrogant. after another second paragraph of going after ben sent a letter cordially insincere. this is ben's response in full. editors to run the risk of appearing arrogant they choose to disagree with anybody who calls americans. you sound like one of those publishers who aims to please and give them what they want. no one will call you arrogant that way. i will call you newspaperman either. i'm so happy i can curse, by the way. this opens up all kinds of possibilities. this is one that my wife loves. this is a letter to an old dci named frank waldrep is kind of a legend who i knew way back when. dear frank, i'm late in answering your letter. it is not i have all that much on my mind be in imminent fatherhood