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Interviewing Nicholas von Hoffman

BROADCAST: Oct. 10, 1978 | DURATION: 00:53:04

Synopsis

In his book, Make-Believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter, the American journalist Nicholas von Hoffman examines which presidents had power and which did not.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 10, 1978

Duration
53 minutes, 4 seconds

Topics

American History & Politics Comedy, Satire

People

Journalists Historians Government Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Von Hoffman, Nicholas--Interviews Von Hoffman, Nicholas. Make believe presidents. Journalists--United States--Interviews Presidents--History.--United States Executive power--United States United States--Politics and government--20th century Audiotapes Radio programs

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