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Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw talked about his life and career and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the World War IIread more

Tom Brokaw talked about his life and career and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the World War II generation, the 1960s, and current politics.

Video clips were shown of Mr. Brokaw in his office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, talking about starting his career as a writer.

The former anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw” is the recipient of numerous broadcast journalism awards, including the Peabody and the Emmy. He continues as a special correspondent for NBC News. Tom Brokaw is the author of six books: The Greatest Generation (1998); The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letter and Reflections (1999); An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation (2001); A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland in the Forties and Fifties (2002); Boom!: Talking about the Sixties - What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow (2007); and [The Time of Our Lives: A Con close

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In Depth with Tom Brokaw

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First Aired:
May 06, 2012 | 11:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Sep 06, 2012 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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