HOF 05 Surviving Day by Day -- Donald Samuels

"(Luce) told my grandfather, 'I can give you plenty of business,' " Samuels remarks. "Basically, from 1938 to 1953, Time Inc. was our only client. We sort of grew out of adversity and challenges."

Samuels vividly recalls making sales visits at Time Inc. with his father during school breaks as a youngster. It was an entirely different business culture, one lacking the formality of today's pacts. Business was done with handshakes, as opposed to lawyers, according to Samuels.