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Ronnie Dugger discusses his book "On Reagan: The Man & His Presidency"
Nov. 29, 1983 Past radio transcripts of former President Ronald Reagan were being hidden or suppressed. Ronnie Dugger worked tirelessly at getting the transcripts so that people would learn the truth about Reagan. In Dugger’s book, “On Reagan: The Man & His Presidency,” Dugger points out that President Reagan was against the ERA. He didn’t believe in anti-trust, and he opposed every civil rights act every placed in front of him. Dugger said Reagan’s genius was that he’d get elected without people knowing of his records.
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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 Commemoration of the defunding of the Illinois Writers' Project
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Discussing the book "The courting of Marcus DuPree" with the author Willie Morris
Oct. 31, 1983 Discussing the book "The courting of Marcus DuPree" with the author Willie Morris.
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Robert Cromie reads from and discusses his book "Where the Steel Winds Blow"
1968 "Where the Steel Winds Blow" is Robert Cromie's anthology of 210 war poems. With his book, Cromie wanted to point out the impact of war. There are also war-related songs throughout the program.
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Interview with Edward Keating
Apr. 30, 1965 Interviewing Edward Keating editor of "Ramparts
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Interview with Jack Beatty
Oct. 8, 1993 Interviewing Jack Beatty, author and editor of the Atlantic Monthly.