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  • Tom Wicker discusses his book "Unto This Hour"

    Feb. 17, 1984

    Discussing the book "Unto this hour" a novel about the American Civil war with the author Tom Wicker.

  • Soviet intellectuals discuss Soviet arts and culture

    May. 28, 1962

    Soviet intellectuals Tamara Mamedova, Nicolai Pogodin, and Anatol Safronov talk with Studs Terkel about their work with the Institute for Soviet-American Relations (U.S.) and Soviet arts and culture.

  • Ronnie Dugger discusses his book "Politician: The Life and Times of Lyndon Johnson"

    Jul. 15, 1982

    Ronnie Duggar’s book, “Politician: The Life and Times of Lyndon Johnson,” shows Johnson’s rise to power. Duggar explained that from a young age, Johnson knew to court power. While at the Teachers College in Texas, Johnson told his cousin, “It starts at the president’s office,” where Johnson was the president’s right arm man. Once in the Senate, Johnson chose to be on the Armed Services Committee because he knew Senator Richard Russell ran the Senate. Johnson courted powerful men and in exchange, these men would advance his career.

  • Ronnie Dugger discusses his book "On Reagan: The Man & His Presidency"

    Nov. 29, 1983

    Past radio transcripts of former President Ronald Reagan were being hidden or suppressed. Ronnie Dugger worked tirelessly at getting the transcripts so that people would learn the truth about Reagan. In Dugger’s book, “On Reagan: The Man & His Presidency,” Dugger points out that President Reagan was against the ERA. He didn’t believe in anti-trust, and he opposed every civil rights act every placed in front of him. Dugger said Reagan’s genius was that he’d get elected without people knowing of his records.

  • Robert Cromie reads from and discusses his book "Where the Steel Winds Blow"

    1968

    "Where the Steel Winds Blow" is Robert Cromie's anthology of 210 war poems. With his book, Cromie wanted to point out the impact of war. There are also war-related songs throughout the program.

  • Robert Bendiner discusses his book "Just Around the Corner" ; part 2

    Aug. 23, 1967

    In Robert Bendiner's book, "Just Around the Corner: A Highly Selective History of the Thirties," Bendiner covered Herbert Hoover's ineptness and Franklin Roosevelt's heroism. Bendiner also remembers vividly the moment when Huey Long did a jig on the Senate floor. Long further explained that the New Deal had to happen because it was what all the people, of both parties needed.

  • Robert Bendiner discusses his book "Just Around the Corner" ; part 1

    Aug. 23, 1967

    Although he was not a historian, Robert Bendiner said he believed he could provide accounts of events through a journalist's eyes with his book "Just Around the Corner: A Highly Selective History of the Thirties". It was a depressing time, recalls Bendiner, a time he hopes no one has to experience again. Businesses needed people to buy goods but there wasn't enough money for people to buy food let alone goods and materials. Bendiner recalls Riverside Drive was once affluent and picturesque. The view then turned to one full of Hooverville shacks.

  • Peter Lyon

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure"

    Aug. 1, 1967

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.

  • Lois Wille talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 14, 1965

    Terkel interviews journalist/editor/author Lois Wille.

  • Interview with Dagmar Wilson

    1967

    Terkel interviews activist and children's author Dagmar Wilson. She discusses how she goes from a children's author to an activist for anti-nuclear testing.

  • Discussing the book "Parallel Time: Growing up in Black and White" with the author, journalist Brent Staples

    Mar. 1, 1994
  • Discussing the book "Parallel Time: Growing up in Black and White" with the author, journalist Brent Staples

    Mar. 1, 1994
  • Discussing the book "Ernie's War: The Best of Ernie Pyle's World War II Dispatches" with David Nichols

    Sep. 30, 1986
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