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  • Discussing "Is Christmas really white?" with Arthur Brazier, Joseph Buckle, Daniel Cantwell, Fr. James Jones and Howard Schomer

    1964
  • Discussing "Is Christmas really white?" with Arthur Brazier, Joseph Buckle, Daniel Cantwell, Fr. James Jones and Howard Schomer

    1964
  • Discussing "A Chocolate Soldier: a Novel" (published by Thunders Mouth Press) with the author Cyrus Colter

    May. 25, 1988
  • Charlie Litkey discusses the impact and significance of winning a Congressional Medal of Honor

    Feb. 3, 1987

    Discussing the impact and significance of winning a Congressional Medal of Honor with recipient Charlie Litkey. A chaplain with the 25th Infantry in 1967, Litkey received the Medal of Honor for pulling several wounded soldiers to safety without regard to his own safety.

  • Cao Ngoc Phuong discusses being a Buddhist in Southern Vietnam and starting the Buddhist School of Youth for Social Service

    Feb. 25, 1970

    Discussion with Cao Ngoc Phuong a Buddhist educator from Southern Vietnam and, one of the founding members of the Buddhist Student Movement, and the Buddhist School of Youth for Social Service. Includes poetry reading by Thich Nhat Hanh from his book "Vietnam: Lotus in a sea of fire-a Buddhist proposal for peace" Includes songs sung by Cao Ngoc Phuong: "The old man and the child" by Trinh Cong Son, "The Cio Linh mother" by Pham Duy, and "Lullaby" by Chinh Ba and Nhat Hanh.

  • Bruce Kent discusses the peace movement

    Mar. 14, 1996

    A retired admiral told Bruce Kent, without even making a single request, they receive lots of money for weapons. Kent explained that currently, he believes both the right and left sides are willing to see reform in the United Nations. Kent was surprised at Americans' silent opinions when it came to nuclear arms, noting that they could blow up the world 50 times over. There is an excerpt of James Cameron talking about nuclear disarmament.

  • Bill Cunningham discusses court cases he has participated in

    Jan. 5, 1979

    Bill Cunningham, Jesuit priest and lawyer, discusses some court cases he has participated in. He talks about the Berrigan Brothers who protested against the Vietnam War. Cunnginham also talks about the Rice-Poindexter case, where two Black Panther Party members were charged for murder. He also discussed the Freedom of Information Act and the COINTELPRO the FBI's Counter Intelligence Program. Studs reads poetry from David Rice and plays a song by Hank Ferguson.

  • Barbara Blaine, Ruth Graff, and Nina Polcyn-Moore discuss the Catholic Worker Movement

    1986

    Interviewing Catholic workers Barbara Blaine, Ruth Graff, and Nina Polcyn-Moore. They discuss their lives, Catholic worker houses, and poverty. Includes an interview with Dorothy Day. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.

  • Abner J. Mikva

    Archibald Carey, Elmer Gertz, Hans W. Mattick, Abner J. Mikva, Donald Page Moore discuss Paul Crump and capital punishment

    Jul. 16, 1962

    Archibald Carey, Elmer Gertz, Hans W. Mattick, Abner J. Mikva, Donald Page Moore discuss the scheduled execution of Paul Crump and their opposition to capital punishment

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