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Discussing the book "Walter Lippmann and the American century" with the author Ronald Steel

BROADCAST: Sep. 18, 1980 | DURATION: 00:52:52

Synopsis

Studs Terkel and Ronald talk about Lippmann's privileged early life, his time at Harvard, and his positions as editor of The New Republic and New York World. They also discuss Lippmann's silence — as a Jewish man — regarding persecution of Jews in World War II.

Details

Broadcast Date
Sep. 18, 1980

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.46 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
52 minutes, 52 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

American History & Politics Journalism & Broadcasting

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Steel, Ronald Walter Lippmann and the American century. Authors, American. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Harvard University. Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. Fabian Society. Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936. Spanish-American War. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. The New Republic. Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927. Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927. Santayana, George, 1863-1952. De Gaulle, Charles, 1890-1970. James, Henry, 1843-1916. Reed, John, 1887-1920. James, William, 1842-1910. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 New York World.

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