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August 12, 2023 Last Aired October 9, 2023
Author Discussion on Spies and the CIA

Janet Wallach (Flirting with Danger) and John Lisle (The Dirty Tricks Department) discussed the life of spies and the origins of the CIA. They spoke at the 2023 Library of Congress National …
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September 27, 2012 Last Aired December 23, 2012
The Richest Woman in America

Biographer Janet Wallach recalled the life of Hetty Green (1834-1916), whose investment of her family inheritance resulted in a net worth of close to $100 million ($2.5 billion adjusted for …
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December 18, 1990 Last Aired August 9, 2006
Arafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder

The husband-and-wife team, Janet and John Wallach, spoke about their book about the controversial leader of the Palestine Liberation Movement (PLO), Yasser Arafat. Entitled, Arafat: In the E…
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January 7, 1997 Last Aired January 26, 1997
Desert Queen

Janet Wallach spoke about her new book, Desert Queen. It focuses on the life of Gertrude Bell, a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia who helped to draw the boundaries for the British Middle E…
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