{"value"=>"<p>Esfandiary's editorial work was published in the <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span>, 1957-1980. Later opinion pieces ran in the <span class=\"title\">Los Angeles Times</span>, 1992-1998. The files include drafts and research for the editorials. Esfandiary's editorials in the <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> initially addressed issues of Middle Eastern culture and politics. By the 1970s, Esfandiary sought to bring his forecasting of the future to a larger audience and took on such topics as the energy crisis, advancements in health sciences and immortality. The files also include mail from readers forwarded to Esfandiary from the <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> that reveal the wide range in the popular reception of Esfandiary's provocative ideas.</p>"}