[Audio recording of speech given by William P. Lear at Lear Jet employee banquet]

Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear at a Lear Jet employee banquet, 1964.

Text on label: "Lear Jet 1964 employee banquet speech. Sept."

This audio recording contains a speech delivered by William P. Lear to employees at a Lear Jet company banquet, 1964. Lear emphasizes Lear Jet’s reputation for quality and reliability, similar to Rolls-Royce’s reputation in the automotive industry, and shares his thoughts on the concepts of excellence and innovation. He also mentions Lear Jet’s recent development of the 8-track tape system. Moya O. Lear also shares a few remarks during the speech, describing an upcoming Harper’s Bazaar article by Gloria Guinness and a recent trip on Loel Guinness’s yacht.