The younger Gershwin was a sports management major, and, according to his father, initially acted more out of loyalty to his alma mater than from firsthand knowledge of the university's School of Music, Theater & Dance, but once talks started, the logic of a collaboration became clear.
The hospital has called Mr. Pratt's claims "mistaken," saying in a statement that he "appears to have been talking about a period in the 1980s before he started work at the hospital in 1990 and not from firsthand knowledge".
Mr. Haddon, he said, so accurately portrayed the Asperger experience that it must have come from firsthand knowledge.
"She is literally eyeballing the scene of the crime, so when she presents the case in court, she can speak from firsthand knowledge," he said.
His insights into the personalities of his central players come partly from firsthand knowledge (he worked as a speechwriter for Robert Kennedy and has covered politics for CBS News, CNN and ABC News).
Mr. Barrasso said he and Mr. Coburn would play a similar role on the floor during the debate, "a kind of truth squad" speaking from firsthand knowledge of the health care system.
His comments on the courses stem from firsthand knowledge.
On the other hand, it appears, from firsthand knowledge gleaned from my seat on the department's admissions committee, that the number of applicants to graduate programs has declined precipitously.
"I can tell you from firsthand knowledge that it happened, so the speculation is over," Scott Lewis, who owns a beach house in Fort Morgan, Ala., told The Huffington Post.
It would be inappropriate for us to spread rumors, or talk about other employees, without firsthand knowledge.
But even Mr. Bannon's secondhand knowledge could be used to draw a contrast with statements from people with firsthand knowledge whom Mr. Mueller has already interviewed.
