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Paul Newman Speaks with Laura Tyson on Philanthropy in Busines

Actor and philanthropist Paul Newman inaugurates a new Haas School program, the Forum on Philanthropy in Business, with an informal chat with Dean Tyson. In this clip, Tyson asks him to describe his game plan. In response, he talks about his early years, his early influences and how and why he came to found the Newman's Own line of salad dressings, tomato sauces, popcorn, and other products. In his light, humorous style, he recounts the origin of Newman's Own motto: "Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good."
(September 7, 2000)

Running Time: 6:32

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