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We look at the decisions of Vietnam War policymaker McGeorge Bundy, and what we can learn from his failures and successes. Also: how the 1960 presidential election shaped modern America. Tom Jones on his first US studio album in 15 years. Plus, novelist Arthur Nersesian.
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McGeorge Bundy: Lessons in Disaster
We look at the decisions of Vietnam War policymaker McGeorge Bundy, and what we can learn today from his successes and failures. Gordon Goldstein is author of Lessons in Disaster.
Tom Jones
Since 1965, Tom Jones has sold over 100 million records! His first US studio album in 15 years is "24 Hours."
The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx
Arthur Nersesian is the author of a series of novels about New York and the history of Robert Moses’s family. The latest, The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx, is about a man trying to solve a grave historical crime.
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Arthur Nersesian will be reading
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LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon
JFK said during the 1960 election that nominating LBJ as his vice president was inconsequential because – in his words - "I’m 43 years old. I’m not going to die in office." David Pietrusza’s new book about the 1960 presidential race and how it shaped America today is 1960 ...
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