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“I was incredibly insulted and embarrassed by the NY…”

Elon Musk to Mike Harrigan, July 20, 2006

Musk wrote after a New York Times report on the July 2006 Tesla Roadster debut party described Martin Eberhard as chairman. Only the segments quoted by Business Insider are reproduced, joined with [...].

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Elon Musk
Sent
Thursday, July 20, 2006
To
Mike Harrigan
Cc
Martin Eberhard
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I was incredibly insulted and embarrassed by the NY Times article [...] where I am not merely unmentioned, but where Martin is actually referred to as the chairman. If anything like this happens again, please consider the PCGC [public relations firm] relationship with Tesla to end immediately upon publication of such a piece. Please ensure that the NYT publishes a correction as soon as possible.
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