Word: burkhead
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lynch wavered for several weeks before making up his mind. On March 25, a Sunday, Lynch telephoned Fidelity President Gary Burkhead to say he definitely planned to retire. Over the course of three phone calls, the two men picked Morris Smith to be Lynch's successor. Smith could barely contain his excitement when informed the next morning. "I had to make sure my knees weren't knocking when I stood up," he recalls...