John Gunther

Writer of "armchair travel lit," John Gunther, speaks about Africa at this Book and Author Luncheon

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John Gunther acts as master of ceremonies at the 77th birthday celebration of journalist Raymond Gram Swing. He introduces a series of speakers who give short talks in honor of Swing. ...

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Irita Van Doren introduces Elmo Roper, a leader in the emerging field of market research. He discusses the "near-science" of public opinion research. He speaks on two themes - probability and ...

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Irita Van Doren introduces Herman Wouk, who talks about his book "Marjorie Morningstar" and refutes the claim that he is a "conformer." ; Van Doren introduces Edward A. Weeks, editor of ...

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Irita Van Doren introduces Herman Liebert from Yale Library, who talks about James Boswell's "Boswell's London Journals." Reads some journal entries and tells stories from the book.

Van ...