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“John McCloy,” Part 1, July 13, 1975 : The first of two conversations with former Presidential advisor McCloy. He gives an insider view of World War II and his own assessment of wartime leaders including Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. George Patton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Winston Churchill.
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“John McCloy,” Part 2, July 20, 1975 : The conclusion of a two-part conversation with former Presidential advisor McCloy. Topics discussed include the Cuban missile crisis, Nikita Khrushchev, and McCloy's work as a member of the Warren Commission.
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“Willy Brandt,” August 3, 1975 : The former West German Chancellor reflects on his career and offers observations on such issues as détente, democracy, and world economic affairs.
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“Mary Peabody, Marietta Tree & Frances FitzGerald,” August 10, 1975 : Former UN official Tree discusses her work on the UN's Human Rights Commission and Trusteeship Council. Journalist FitzGerald discusses Vietnam.
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“Leo Rosten,” August 24, 1975 : A conversation with novelist and economist Rosten in which he talks about education, psychiatry, the decline of newspapers, Hollywood films, and his career as a screenwriter.
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“Robert Hutchins,” August 30, 1975 : A conversation with the former president of the University of Chicago and current head of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He discusses his theories on education, American participation in World War II, and television's impact on American society.
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“George F. Kennan,” September 7, 1975 : The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and former U.S. Ambassador to the USSR discusses his diplomatic career, his role in the formation of NATO and America's post-World War II policy toward the USSR, and current U.S.-Soviet relations.
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“Anne Morrow Lindbergh,” May 27, 1977 : The widow of Charles Lindbergh discusses her life with her late husband and offers her opinions on feminism, widowhood, writing, and other topics.
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