Bennett Cerf (1898–1971) was the founder and president of Random House, publishers of Atlas Shrugged. Cerf had written to AR (prior to publication of the article): “I’ll be outraged if this piece doesn’t turn out to be objective and fair.”
August 28, 1961
Dear Bennett:
Thank you for your letter of August 25, about the issue of The Saturday Evening Post article. I think you know why the attitude you expressed means a great deal to me and why I appreciate it profoundly.
I hope that you will succeed.
Love,
A.
Cerf responded: “Your reputation grows every day, and your thousands of admirers know perfectly well who are your friends and who are your enemies. . . . I am very proud to be your publisher!”
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