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  • Victor S. Navasky discusses his book "Kennedy Justice"

    Dec. 10, 1971

    Discussing the book "Kennedy Justice" and interviewing the author Victor S. Navasky.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • McCarthyism

    Studs discusses McCarthyism with journalist Fred J. Cook

    Jul. 27, 1971

    Studs discusses McCarthyism with investigative journalist Fred J. Cook. The recording opens with an excerpt from a speech by U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. Cook then reads from his recent book "The Nightmare Decade: The Life and Times of Senator Joe McCarthy" (Random House, 1971). Studs and Cook discuss the history, consequences of Senator McCarthy's relentless pursuit of suspected communists and communist sympathizers in the United States throughout his term in office (1953-1955). They also discuss the possibilities for similar campaigns to emerge during the 1970s.

  • Stephen B. Oates discusses his book "Let the Trumpets Sound: A Biography of Martin Luther King"

    Sep. 9, 1982

    Stephen B. Oates discusses his book "Let the Trumpets Sound: A Biography of Martin Luther King;" 2 short excerpts played during the program: one of Terkel interviewing Martin Luther King and another of E.D. Nixon speaking about MLK.

  • Gregory Coffin and Neil Sullivan

    Gregory Coffin and Neil Sullivan discuss civil rights and school integration; part 1

    1967

    Interviewing school superintendents Gregory Coffin (Evanston) and Neil Sullivan (Berkeley) who discuss school integration and civil rights.

  • Discussing the book, "Robert Kennedy and His Times," and interviewing the historian and author, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

    Sep. 8, 1978
  • Discussing the book "The Dark Side of Camelot" with the author and historian Seymour M. Hersh

    Nov. 26, 1997
  • Bobby Kennedy

    David Halberstam discusses Bobby Kennedy

    1969

    Discussing Bobby Kennedy and interviewing David Halberstam.

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