ɪnðə kˈoːɹs ʌv hɪz ɐsˈaɪnmənts, hiː ˈɪntɚvjˌuːd pˈɔːl blˈeɪzɚ, ðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv ˈæʃlənd ˈɔɪl, ɪn ˈæʃlənd, kɛntˈʌki, ænd wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə ɹˈaɪt ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni.
In the course of his assignments, he interviewed Paul Blazer, the chairman of Ashland Oil, in Ashland, Kentucky, and was invited to write the history of the company.