"He bought every single one he could, with the acknowledgment of the senior partners," recalled a former associate.

Former associates recall him as often saying, "You either use power or they will use it against you," and, "I don't have friends.

But he did not bow to plans for closing the school, his associates there recall; instead, he added courses and generated support from business advisory committees.

An associate of Doherty recalled Doherty as "a very thorough man with a stubborn streak."

Under Mr. Veteran's tenure, Greenburgh changed, his former associates recall.

The associate could not recall further details about who had been called.

Some former associates still recall with anger how she applied nail polish during important meetings and sent high-ranking subordinates out for nail-polish remover.

That led to the decision to form a public company, Mr. Franklin and his associates recalled.

And it is equally certain that these associates, on occasion, recalled the murder of the Temple's architect, Hiram, a sacrificial victim.

A former associate recalls her as being obsessed with money.