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Lecture slated May 23: ‘Hughes after Howard’

By General Aviation News Staff · May 19, 2015 ·

SEATTLE — A May 23, 2 p.m. lecture and book signing at the Museum of Flight with former Hughes Aircraft Company President Ken Richardson will look at the company after Howard Hughes left its helm in 1953.

HughesAfterHowardAuthor Ken Richardson rose through the ranks of the Hughes Aircraft during his 40-year career there, from a radar design engineer to president and chief operating officer.

Richardson’s new book, “Hughes After Howard,” looks beyond the legend of the company’s famous leader, to focus on how the company grew to 85,000 employees and the leading military electronics organization in the world.

The lecture is free with admission to the Museum; the book signings are free for all.

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