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Unrecognized Vulnerabilities

I USED TO BE FAMOUSLY NORMAL. According to an article I read in the New York Times several years ago, that was the quality that got me my job on TODAY in 1976. A former president of NBC News once said I had "the best mental health in the business." I became accustomed to being celebrated for the simple act of keeping my head on straight and having my feet on the ground. In fact, the aspect of my public image that squared most perfectly with my self-image was precisely that: being normal. Not that there was a lot . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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