William L. Shirer

The Author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich speaks at this 1960 Book and Author Luncheon

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Unnamed host introduces Shirer, who speaks about his book on Nazi Germany and Hitler, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." Shirer thanks Van Doren. Discussion of his experience in ...

This recording contains the opening ceremony of the first national assembly of the Author's League of America, a meeting of authors and dramatists. This three day event was the first meeting in the organization's history of 45 years.

The evening's speakers include composer and librettist Oscar Hammerstein ...

Recording of awards presentation for outstanding newspaper and magazine reporting in the year 1951. Includes rousing anti-McCarthy speech. William T. Evjue, of the Capital Time...