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  • Marion Clark and Rudy Maxa discuss their book, "Public Trust, Private Lust: Sex, Power, and Corruption on Capitol Hill"

    Jul. 12, 1977

    Marion Clark and Rudy Maxa, investigative journalists, discuss their book, "Public Trust, Private Lust: Sex, Power, and Corruption on Capitol Hill." The two recall how Elizabeth Ray contacted them about an affair she was having with U.S. Representative Wayne Hays, who was using taxpayer's money to pay her. The journalists also discuss Koreagate and other corruptions going on in Washington D.C. in the 1970s.

  • Alfred McCoy discusses heroin trafficking; part 2

    1971

    Alfred McCoy discusses the history of heroin trafficking within the context of American foreign policy.

  • Alfred McCoy discusses heroin trafficking; part 1

    1971

    Alfred McCoy discusses the history of heroin trafficking within the context of American foreign policy.

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