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    CBS News 1968 Democratic National Convention Coverage

    Walter Cronkite anchored CBS News coverage of day three of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Correspondents reported on dissent within the convention hall by anti-Vietnam W…

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    The LBJ Tapes: Panama Canal Treaty

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    President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and members of Congress about Panama wanting to renegotiate the canal treaty, the U.S. plane shot down in East Germany, a Senate probe into a fo…

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    A Journey Through Economic Time

    Professor John Kenneth Galbraith talked about his lifelong interest in economics and discussed his recent book. A Journey Through Economic Time describes the evolution of his own economic th…

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    Letters to Kennedy

    Former Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith talked about his new book Letters to Kennedy published by Harvard University Press. Mr. Galbraith’s book contains a compilation of letters the author…

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    John Kenneth Galbraith

    Mr. Galbraith discussed his life with his biographer Richard Parker, author of the upcoming John Kenneth Galbraith: The Making of American Economics, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.…

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    Presidential Medals of Freedom Ceremony

    President Clinton awarded presidential medals of freedom to several citizens for their work in behalf of peace and democracy both in the U.S. and overseas.

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    Memorial Service for John Kenneth Galbraith

    A memorial service for John Kenneth Galbraith was held in Memorial Church in Harvard Yard, Cambridge. Many dignitaries and family members eulogized him and praised his life and career in pub…

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    Future of Liberalism

    In the 25th anniversary speech to the Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh, Professor John Kenneth Galbraith talked about the future of U.S. liberalism. He also explored the meanin…

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    Name Dropping: From FDR On

    Mr. Galbraith talked about his book Name-Dropping: From FDR On, published by Houghton Mifflin Company. He scrutinized American statesmen from the Democratic Party of the mid-20th century a…

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    John Kenneth Galbraith

    Richard Parker talked about his book John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. The author described the man who served under Pre…

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    Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century

    Mr. Terkel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talked about his new book, Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who Lived It. He described some of the interviews which made up the b…

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    The Past and Future of Democracy

    Historians and an editor discussed lessons from the past which can be used to help citizens be effective participants in U.S. democracy. They attempted to answer the question, “Why Study H…

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    The Good Society

    John Kenneth Galbraith talked about his recent book, “The Good Society: The Humane Agenda", published by Houghton Mifflin. He discussed the standards for judging a "good” society, especially…

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    Washington Tuesday Journal

    Current events were examined through; newspaper headlines, journalist/newsmaker/legislator interviews, and viewer phone calls/faxes/e-mail. Newspaper segments included Mr. Kenneth Walsh, of …

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    Robert Reich Roast

    In honor of the Economic Policy Institute, friends and peers roasted its founder, Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Humorous remarks were made by a number of economists, journalists, and adminis…

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    Consummer Issues

    John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University, talked about the evolution of consumer issues over time.

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    The Culture of Contentment

    Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, author of The Culture of Contentment published by Houghton-Mifflin, talked about the main theme of the book on the political response of an economically mat…

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    U.S. Economy

    The committee heard testimony on economic recovery legislation introduced to the Senate by Sen. Kennedy that would attempt to stimulate the economy by providing $170 billion in domestic spen…

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    State of the Economy, Day 2, Part 1

    The House Budget Committee met for the second day of hearings on the condition of the U.S. economy, and heard testimony from panels of economists on proposals to stimulate investment and eco…

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    Recession and the Art of Befuddlement

    Professor Galbraith was an economics professor at Harvard University from 1934 to 1975, at times leaving academics to work in the federal government. He was an adviser to President John F. K…

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