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1 fiberglass exhibit at the World's Fair for six months; 2 and then I came back in the autumn of 1940 and became 3 assistant to the president and was assistant to the 4 president, subsequently public relations manager and 5 after that public relations director of Owens6 Corning. 7 Q Who was the president at the time that you 8 came with Owens-Corning? 9 A The president and chief executive officer 10 was Harold Boeschenstein. You have the spelling. 11 Q That is correct. For what period of time 12 was he president of Owens-Corning? 13 A He was president of Owens-Corning from the 14 time it was organized in November of 1938 until he 15 retired. He died in 1972. He was the president and 16 founder, you might say, of Owens-Corning. 17 Prior to being with Owens-Corning, he was 18 vice-president and general manager of Owens-Illinois 19 Glass Company. 20 Q Mr. Boeschenstein? 21 A Right.