00 / 00 Interview with Robert Olen Butler BROADCAST: 1985 | DURATION: 00:52:53 Synopsis Discussing the book "On Distant Ground: A Novel" (published by Knopf) with the author Robert Olen Butler. Details Broadcast Date 1985 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 52 minutes, 53 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Literature People Authors, Writers Tags Butler, Robert Olen--Interviews Butler, Robert Olen. On distant ground. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Fiction. Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Butler, Robert Olen,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Related Programs Interviewing with Jules Feiffer Jul. 18, 1963 Loren Baritz talks about his theories on professional intellectuals and discusses his book "The Servants of Power: A History of The Use of Social Science in American Industry" Jan. 25, 1963 Richard Dean Rosen discusses his book, "Me and my friends, we no longer profess any graces", a premature memoir Sep. 2, 1971 Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the defunding of the Illinois Writers' Project, a New Deal program for out-of-work authors, with Project editor and author Jerre Mangione, writer and actor Dave Peltz, and author Sam Ross Sep. 22, 1989 Garrison Keillor in conversation with Studs Terkel Nov. 21, 1991 Discussing the book "The Translator" with the author Ward Just Sep. 19, 1991