Rome 1960

David Maraniss spoke about his book, Rome 1960:The Olympics That Changed the World, published by Simon & Schuster. In his book, David Marani… read more

David Maraniss spoke about his book, Rome 1960:The Olympics That Changed the World, published by Simon & Schuster. In his book, David Maraniss recounts the story of the 1960 Olympic Games while painting them as a microcosm of the Cold War and the global politics of the day. Following his remarks Mr. Maraniss answered questions from the audience. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

  • David Maraniss Visiting Writer Princeton University->Council of the Humanities

Books

  • Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
    David Maraniss

  • Your purchase helps support C-SPAN

    Click here to learn how

    C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them. C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network. For example, as an Amazon Associate, C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases. However, C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page.

    Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations.

    Please note that questions regarding fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies, or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility.

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

Rome 1960

601 Views
Program ID:
280109-1
Category:
American Profile
Format:
Speech
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Aug 02, 2008 | 8:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 09, 2008 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Aug 02, 2008 | 8:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 02, 2008 | 11:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 03, 2008 | 2:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 09, 2008 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Purchase a Download

Rome 1960

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99
    Request Download