Dominic Sandbrook
Monday, April 19, 2004
Biographer Dominic Sandbrook takes a close (and rather critical) look at Eugene McCarthy's life and political career, and particularly his role in the the 1968 Democratic presidential race. Sandbrook is the author of Eugene McCarthy: The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism.
ยป Read an excerpt of Eugene McCarthy in the Reading Room.
Music: Soundtrack, "A Civil Action." Music by Danny Elfman.
ยป Read an excerpt of Eugene McCarthy in the Reading Room.
Music: Soundtrack, "A Civil Action." Music by Danny Elfman.
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