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Maud Russell social worker, educator, and writer, discusses U.S./China relations
Jun. 1, 1976 Ms. Russell was a social worker with the YWCA in China from 1917-1943, and the executive director of the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy from 1946-1952. Ms Russell speaks of her time and work in China, about U.S./China relations and the cultural revolution taking place in China. Includes excerpt of Joshua Horn talking about a worker who got burned while working at a steel factory in China. He speaks of the outpouring help for the man from the community of Shanghi.(1934055-3-1)
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Henry Steele Commager discusses America, American history, and American relations; part 1
May. 1, 1967 Henry Steele Commager discusses America, American history, and American relations. He also discusses television, historical figures, and wars. (Recorded at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston, Ill.).
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Harrison Evans Salisbury discusses his book "A Time of Change"
Mar. 18, 1988 His experiences as a journalist are what's covered in Harrison Evans Salisbury's book, "A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time". Salisbury believed as a reporter, one truly needed to be at the event, in order to obtain the true story. Once Salisbury questioned if he was living in America because he was asked to switch rooms at a hotel in Birmingham, only to find out later that there were special, bugged rooms for reporters.
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Discussing the book "China" with the author William Hinton
Mar. 28, 1980 Discussing the book "China" with the author William Hinton.
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David Hockney discusses his career and his recent work with the Lyric Opera
Jan. 20, 1992 When looking at the set design, David Hockney, doesn’t want the viewer to see a tree but to see “tree-ness”. A true fan of music, but Hockney reveals that he is unable to paint if there’s music playing in the background. Hockney said it’s important to stay for more than opening night of “Turandot”. To see the opera on different nights, from different seats in the audience, allows him to make his current work and/or future work better. Program also includes an excerpt of an interview with British poet Stephen Spender 4:56 to 5:51.
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Charles and Sylvia Fischer and Robert Weissbourd talk with Studs Terkel
Jun. 19, 1975 Charles and Sylvia Fischer and Robert Weissbourd discuss their time spent living and working in China.
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An interview with John Fraser
Dec. 12, 1980 The Canadian journalist shares with Studs some of his experiences in China while researching his book, The Chinese: Portrait of a People.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations