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John Kenneth Galbraith in conversation with Studs Terkel

BROADCAST: Apr. 1, 1992 | DURATION: 00:43:13

Synopsis

Discussing the book "The Culture of Contentment" (published by Houghton Mifflin) with the author, economist John Kenneth Galbraith. This program is a dub from a master cassette.

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 1, 1992

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
43 minutes, 13 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Working, Labor, Economy

People

Business People

Tags

Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908---Interviews Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-. Culture of contentment. Poor--United States Free enterprise--United States. Social values Economists--United States--20th century--Interviews United States--Economic policy WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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