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April 20, 2012

A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens

A tribute was held for author Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 15, 2011. Numerous speakers, including family, friends, and… read more

A tribute was held for author Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 15, 2011. Numerous speakers, including family, friends, and colleagues, spoke about their relationships and read excerpts from Christopher Hitchens' work. There were also a few slides and some music. The event was hosted by Vanity Fair magazine at the Great Hall of the Cooper Union in New York City. close

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Martin Amis Author
John Auchard Author

Aimee L. Bell Deputy Editor Vanity Fair
Carol Blue Widow
Edwin Blue Relative
Douglas "Doug" Brinkley Professor Rice University->History Department
Christopher Buckley Editor-in-Chief ForbesLife
Graydon Carter Editor Vanity Fair
Leslie Cockburn Author
Patrick Cockburn Correspondent Independent, The (London)->Middle East
Francis S. Collins M.D. Director National Institutes of Health
James Fenton Poet
Stephen Fry Actor
Cary Goldstein Publisher & Editor in Chief Twelve Publishers
Peter Hitchens Columnist The Mail on Sunday (London)
Lawrence M. Krauss Inaugural Director Arizona State University->Origins Project
Thomas Mallon Author
Ian McEwan Author
Max McGuinness Columnist Dubliner
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens Son Christopher Hitchens
Victor S. Navasky Publisher Emeritus The Nation
Sean Penn Actor
Salman Rushdie Author
Peter Schneider Author
Benjamin Schwarz Editor Atlantic, The->Literary and National
Tom Stoppard Playwright
Steve Wasserman Literary Agent
Olivia Wilde Actor
James Wood Book Critic New Yorker Magazine
Michael Zilkha Friend

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[Vanity Fair][Vanity Fair]

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Program ID:: 305834-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Affairs Event
Location:: New York, New York, United States
First Aired:: May 12, 2012 | 10:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Aug 28, 2012 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

May 12, 2012 | 10:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 13, 2012 | 2:04pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 28, 2012 | 10:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 28, 2012 | 7:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 28, 2012 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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