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President Bush speaks regarding the resignation of Scooter Libby on Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 (White House/ Paul Morse)
New Yorker staff writer Nicholas Lemann looks at the role that New York Times reporter Judith Miller played in the CIA leak scandal that led to the resignation of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the Vice-President's Chief of Staff. Then, Phillip Lopate looks at the work of the Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse. Jonathan Harr tells the story of how a lost Caravaggio painting was tracked down, and Kent Nerburn joins us with his new history of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce people.
Mikio Naruse
Phillip Lopate discusses the films of a highly-regarded but little-known Japanese director: Mikio Naruse. His films are part of a current retrospective at Film Forum.
» Mikio Naruse at Film Forum
Music: Japan, the Spirit of Water Tracks 3 and 6
» Mikio Naruse at Film Forum
Music: Japan, the Spirit of Water Tracks 3 and 6
The Lost Painting
Jonathan Harr, the author of A Civil Action, explains how he got interested in the fate of a lost Caravaggio masterpiece in his latest book: The Lost Painting.
» Read an excerpt of The Lost Painting in the Reading Room
Events:
Jonathan ...
» Read an excerpt of The Lost Painting in the Reading Room
Events:
Jonathan ...
Chief Joseph
Kent Nerburn revisits the misunderstood history of the Nez Perce people’s surrender in 1877, Chief Joseph famously vowed to “fight no more forever” after leading 800 men, women, and children on an 1,800-mile retreat from Oregon to Montana.
Music: Tribal Winds, Music from Native American Flutes Tracks 7 ...
Music: Tribal Winds, Music from Native American Flutes Tracks 7 ...
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