--- title: People: Sep. 17, 1965 description: The snowshoes went for $11, the lacrosse equipment for $3, the Jackson Pollock for $12,000, and the Franz Kline for $5,000. In all, it was a fairly good auction out at the Slezak place in Larchmont,... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6636206/people-sep-17-1965/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 1965-09-17T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T15:20:15.501Z article:section: U.S. og:title: People: Sep. 17, 1965 og:description: The snowshoes went for $11, the lacrosse equipment for $3, the Jackson Pollock for $12,000, and the Franz Kline for $5,000. 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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. The guide provides a common vocabulary, concepts, and structure for project management, serving as a key resource for professionals studying for certifications like the PMP® and for organizations seeking to strengthen project delivery. #### How is AI changing project management? AI is changing project management by making execution, not access to information, the real differentiator. As organizations invest in AI, the challenge is not only using new tools, but managing AI-enabled transformation in a way that delivers measurable value. Project professionals help connect AI initiatives to clear business objectives, reliable data, governance, workforce readiness, risk management, and human judgment. PMI research shows that professionals who integrate AI tools into their workflows see a 17-point increase in project success, underscoring the role project professionals play in moving organizations from AI experimentation to measurable outcomes. #### What are the most important skills for a project manager? Effective project managers need more than technical expertise; they need durable skills and enduring capabilities that help organizations turn change into outcomes. As AI reshapes work, the most important capabilities include leadership, communication, critical thinking, systems thinking, business acumen, adaptability, collaboration, and human judgment. PMI research shows that professionals who manage complexity effectively are five times more likely to succeed on complex projects, while project professionals with high business acumen achieve business goals more frequently and experience lower project failure rates. #### How can I get involved with the PMI community? Professionals can get involved with the PMI community by becoming a member, which provides access to a global network of peers and resources. Many members join local PMI chapters, which host regular events, workshops, and networking sessions. Online, PMI's projectmanagement.com community offers a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and access to webinars and articles. Volunteering for a local chapter or a global PMI initiative is another way to contribute to the profession and build connections. #### What is the difference between PMP and CAPM? The PMP (Project Management Professional)® and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)® are both certifications offered by PMI, but they target professionals at different career stages. The CAPM is an entry-level certification designed for individuals with little or no project experience, validating their understanding of fundamental project management knowledge and terminology. The PMP is for experienced project managers and requires a combination of formal education and years of documented project leadership experience, making it a more advanced and globally recognized certification. #### How does PMI support social impact? PMI supports social impact by helping individuals, nonprofits, NGOs, and communities use project management to turn purpose into measurable outcomes. Through the PMI Educational Foundation, PMI expands access to project management education for youth worldwide, including underserved and underrepresented populations. Through Project Managers Without Borders, PMI connects chapters and volunteers with nonprofits and NGOs that need project management expertise to strengthen the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of social initiatives. 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In all, it was a fairly good auction out at the Slezak place in Larchmont, N.Y., until the men who arranged to buy the Pollock and the Kline discovered that the paintings would have made better snowshoes. Last week a federal grand jury indicted Connecticut Art Dealer Richard A. Rainsford and a Chicago accomplice on 26 charges of fraud for inventing elaborate pedigrees for the forged paintings, then sneaking them in to be sold with some of Walter Slezak’s gear left after the actor moved to California. What with the griping about Congressmen’s children filling up summer Government jobs that might have gone to needy teenagers, Wisconsin’s Senator Bill Proxmire, 49, did the simplest thing, wrote out checks totaling $1,806.80 as an “unconditional gift” to the U.S. Treasury to repay the wages his son and step-daughter made for two summers in their vacation jobs with the Post Office, Navy, and National Park Service. As for the kids, they got to keep their money “because they earned it.” Besides, added the Senator ruefully, “if you know teenagers, they don’t give back money anyway.” In one form or another (Ginger Rogers on Broadway, Betty Grable in Las Vegas, Carol Channing in Los Angeles), the Dollies are multiplying infectiously. The overseas form is Mary Martin, and Producer David Merrick thought that his globe-trotting troupe of Hello, Dolly! was in just the right shape to send to Russia as a gesture of cultural amity. “Nyet!” gestured back the Kremlin, obscurely protesting U.S. involvement in Viet Nam. Then the man who’s most involved in Viet Nam took over. Lyndon Johnson phoned Merrick at 5 a.m. one foggy dawn in Tokyo, where that same evening Mary brought down the house at the opening of Haro, Dori!. The President said he’d personally see to it that the cast got to Viet Nam and put on a show for U.S. troops. It isn’t exactly the South Pacific, chirped old Nellie Forbush, but it was out there where she belonged. Thirty years after the flamboyantly autocratic “Kingfish” was assassinated in a hallway of the state capitol in Baton Rouge, the man who used to be known back home as the “Princefish,” Louisiana’s Senator Russell Long, 46, offered some revisionist thinking. “By any objective standards,” said Huey’s son, taking the long view, “Huey Long was the best Governor Louisiana ever had.” As a matter of fact, said the Senator, recalling what Dad dictated in the way of social and welfare programs (abolition of the poll tax, free night schools for illiterates, free textbooks for children, doubling the capacity of charity hospitals), “many people think that Roosevelt became interested in social security because he needed something to build a backfire against some of the headway Huey Long was making.” Now, added Russell, “we’ve not only done most of what my father advocated, but we’ve gone beyond it.” In Manhattan’s Chinatown, the bands blared When the Saints Go Marchin’ In. On Capitol Hill, the Congressmen gave her a luncheon, and an admiring State Department man quipped, “She knows the United States so well I wouldn’t be surprised if she produced a hot dog from the sleeve of her dress.” A lot of people persisted in saying that Madame Chiang Kaishek, 67, had something up her sleeve as she sampled U.S. cooking and opinion for the first time in seven years. But Nationalist China’s graceful First Lady, moving into the presidential suite of Washington’s Shoreham Hotel for a brief stay, merely repeated that the trip was private, “just to visit old friends and make a few speeches.” Venezuela’s Prieto Quintuplets are two years old, and as fine a bunch of healthy, pot-banging toddlers as anyone could wish. All of which would keep Mrs. Inés Cuervo de Prieto, 36, and her oilfield worker husband hopping—even if they didn’t have a new set of nine-month-old twins and five other kids around the house. Last week Mrs. Prieto sighed and reported that she is again expecting in December. “It’s frightening,” muttered the father. Wailed the mother: “It’s impossible.” “Just once or twice in a century,” said Clare Boothe Luce, “a man appears on the political scene who is brilliant, witty, courageous, honest—and articulate. What a wonderful thing it is to be on his side of the political barricades.” The man she was talking about, William F. Buckley Jr., editor of the National Review and Conservative Party candidate for mayor of New York City, reacted in a way that measured up to at least part of the billing: “Normally, when Mrs. Luce makes a political evaluation, I find myself nodding my head and thinking, ‘She is profoundly right.’ This time, I adore her.” His first car was an open-tonneau air-cooled 1903 Franklin with a side crank. And over the years he tooled around for more than 1,500,000 miles as a traveling salesman on his way to a business fortune before going into politics. But now, what with the traffic and cloverleafs and all, says New Jersey’s former Republican Senator Albert W. Hawkes, 86, “this driving is getting to be an engineering feat.” The Senator is “perfectly able physically” to perform the feat, he says, but just a little tired of it. Chauffeured over to Trenton’s Department of Motor Vehicles, Hawkes turned in his driver’s license forever. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6636206/people-sep-17-1965/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6636206/people-sep-17-1965/"},"headline":"People: Sep. 17, 1965","datePublished":"1965-09-17T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T15:20:15.501Z","description":"The snowshoes went for $11, the lacrosse equipment for $3, the Jackson Pollock for $12,000, and the Franz Kline for $5,000. 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