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  • David Halberstam discusses his book "The Best and the Brightest"

    Nov. 17, 1972

    Members of John F. Kennedy's administration are featured in David Halberstam's book, "The Best and the Brightest." Halberstam points out the irony of the title, as some in the administration may not have been the best or the brightest.  As a result of their bad decisions, America got tangled up in the Vietnam War.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Bobby Kennedy

    David Halberstam discusses Bobby Kennedy

    1969

    Discussing Bobby Kennedy and interviewing David Halberstam.

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