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Among themselves, White House staffers called Hughes "The Buccaneer," because of his bold black eyepatch. He has worn one for twelve years or so to cover an eyelid injury, but the rakish effect is only accidental. Actually, Hughes, like Dodge, is a quiet career banker who neither smokes nor drinks, has no absorbing hobbies, worries himself with no sports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: The Buccaneer | 4/19/1954 | See Source »

...America named Ogilvy its "Young Advertising Man of the Year." This week Ogilvy received a more sincere form of flattery. Manhattan's James McCreery & Co. department store, advertising its "Silf-Skin girdle," depicted a buoyant, smiling young model clad in nothing but a girdle, a halter and an eyepatch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: One-Eyed Flattery | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

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