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Princess (now Queen)Beatrix of theNetherlands visitedIRRI on 23 November1962. Her visit lastedonly 30 minutes, soChandler and Wortmangave her a quick tourof the Institute.Mr. John D.Rockefeller, 3rd, visitsIRRI on 29 August 1967and is received byDirector and Mrs.Chandler.contribution of each individual in the organization. This philosophy I aired inmy talks before and conversations with employees of all ranks. My point wasthat those who judged IRRI would base their opinions on whatever contactthey happened to have with it. If they received a letter with grammatical ortypographical errors or if they observed that the grounds were not neatlymaintained or that the drivers were careless and over-relaxed, they mightassume that the Institute’s research program was slackly run as well. I stressedthe importance of doing a quality job in every department and operation andurged all to take pride in helping IRRI establish a first-class reputation.