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  • Jean-Pierre Debris and Andres Menras discuss their experiences as political prisoners in Vietnam

    Mar. 9, 1973

    French schoolteachers Jean-Pierre Debris and Andres Menras discuss their experiences as political prisoners in Vietnam

  • Jane Kennedy talks with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 14, 1971

    Jane Kennedy talks about her political views and her view of society as a whole. She also discusses her experience in an all women's prison and how the prison system dehumanizes the inmates.

  • Jane Kennedy talks about her anti-war activism, crimes and experience in prison

    Nov. 6, 1975

    Jane Kennedy (part of the group Beaver 55) went to prison for the scrambling of magnetic tapes at the Dow Chemical napalm producing plant in Midland, Michigan, and, a week later, the destruction of draft files in Indianapolis, Indiana. Both companies were profited from the Vietnam War.

  • James M. Cameron discusses his book "Here Is Your Enemy"

    1966

    James Cameron describes his experiences while in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War as the first Western correspondent admitted.

  • Interviewing Arnold True, United States Navy Rear Admiral, about his anti-war political activity

    Jan. 20, 1977

    Program includes songs about the Vietnamese Conflict.

  • International Alliance of Atomic Veterans

    Interview with three members of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans

    May. 17, 1984

    Interviewing an American, Australian and Scottish member of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans. The International Alliance of Atomic Veterans is a veterans' group committed to the abolishing of all nuclear weapons.

  • Loren Baritz

    Interview with Loren Baritz

    Apr. 25, 1985

    Discussing the book "Backfire: A History of How American Culture Lead Us Into Vietnam and Made Us Fight The Way We Did," (published by W. Morrow) with the author Loren Baritz.

  • Interview with Dr. Charles Clements and Asa Baber

    May. 20, 1986

    Interviewing Vietnam veterans and peace activists Dr. Charles Clements and Asa Baber.

  • Howard Schomer, Elsie Schomer and Rabbi Jacob Weinstein discuss their experiences in Vietnam

    Jul. 26, 1965

    Church leaders Howard Schomer, Elsie Schomer and Rabbi Jacob Weinstein talk about their experiences with the Vietnamese people they encountered. The group determined no matter who they came in contact with, two things were true, they were never told that they should leave Vietnam and that all the Vietnamese people longed for peace.

  • 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.

  • H. Bruce (Howard Bruce) Franklin in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 18, 1992

    Discussing the book "M.I.A., or, Mythmaking in America" (published by L. Hill Books) with the author Professor H. Bruce Franklin.

  • Gloria Emerson in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 5, 1977

    Interviewing former war correspondent, journalist and author Gloria Emerson.

  • George Smith talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 10, 1971
  • Garry Wills discusses his book "John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity"

    Mar. 10, 1997

    Garry Wills, writer and historian, discusses his book "John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity." He explores the popularity of John Wayne that took him from an actor and made him into an American symbol. He explores how the symbol of John Wayne is used by white male politicians to influence their decisions and how that affected the Vietnam War. Wills gives a biography of John Wayne, including the many influential people in his life such as his working partner, John Ford.

  • Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control" and his career, part 1

    1968

    Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control" and his career. Fred W. Friendly discusses television and mass media. (Part 1 of 2)

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