Shirley Temple began her diplomatic career in the service of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Charles W. Yost.
 Temple's original contract for $150 per week is equivalent to $2,960 in 2019, adjusted for inflation; however, the economic value of $150 during the Great Depression was equal to around $18,500 in 2019 money due to the punishing effects of deflationsix times higher than a surface-level conversion
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