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Former President Richard Nixon (U.S.Gov)
On today's show: how the 1977 Frost/Nixon interviews helped cement Richard Nixon's political legacy. Then: Fidel Castro and his brother Raul attended a Jesuit school named Dolores that educated Cuba's elites until the revolution. Most of their former classmates are now in exile. We'll look into the divergent paths of Dolores alumni. Also, Lore Segal's new story collection. And TV critic Bill Carter shares his predictions for the future of the network news, and whether Katie Couric has a chance.
Convicting Richard Nixon
After Richard Nixon resigned, he referred to Watergate as a "pipsqueak thing," certain that history would clear him of any wrongdoing. James Reston Jr. was part of a team that helped prepare TV personality David Frost for a 1977 series of interviews with Nixon, three years after his resignation. Reston ...
Fidel Castro's Classmates
Fidel Castro and his brother Raul attended a Jesuit school named Dolores that educated Cuba's elites until the revolution. Now most of the Castro brothers' former classmates are in exile. Patrick Symmes looks into the divergent paths of Dolores alumni in his new book, The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's ...
Shakespeare's Kitchen
Lore Segal's new book of interrelated stories is Shakespeare's Kitchen. This is her first major work of fiction since Her First American, which came out in 1985.
Shakespeare's Kitchen is available for purchase at amazon.com
Desperate Networks
Over the course of a single season, NBC plunged from first to last place in prime time ratings. Big changes are underway at America's major networks. New York Times TV critic Bill Carter shares his predictions for the future of the networks, and whether Katie Couric has a chance. His ...
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