The Leonard Lopate Show
Getting Along Famously
Monday, August 02, 2004
Former US ambassador to the USSR Jack F. Matlock, Jr., offers a firsthand account of the complex, strategic policies that ended the Cold War in Reagan and Gorbachev. Then Will Swift explains how the friendship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and the King and Queen of England changed history in The Roosevelts and the Royals. And L.A. Weekly deputy editor John Powers shares his critical analysis of the political and media culture of the Bush era in Sore Winners. Finally, Jami Gong on his life as a Chinese-American activist, Internet entrepreneur, and stand-up comedian.
Jack F. Matlock
Jack F. Matlock discusses his new book: Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended.
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Music: Original soundtrack, "Cobb." Music composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
Tracks: "Cooperstown Aria (Part II)" and "Hart and Hunter"
Will Swift
Will Swift on his book The Roosevelts and the Royals: Franklin and Eleanor, the King and Queen of England, and the Friendship that Changed History.
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» Visit the Franklin Delano Roosevelt website
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Events: Dr. Will Swift will be speaking on:
Sunday, 8/8, at 2pm
Wilderstein Preservation (home of Franklin Roosevelt's cousin Daisy Suckley)
330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck, NY
Afternoon tea to follow discussion.
Admission is $20.
Reservations requested. Please call 845-876-4818.
Music:
Original soundtrack, "Tom & Viv." Music composed by Debbie Wiseman.
Tracks: "Viv & Maurice" and "The Honeymoon"
John Powers
John Powers on Sore Winners (And the Rest of Us) in George Bush's America.
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Music:
Original soundtrack, "Erin Brockovich." Music by Thomas Newman.
Tracks: "Two Wrong Feet" and "On the Plume"
Jami Gong
Chinese-American activist, Internet entrepreneur, and stand-up comedian, Jami Gong.
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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Gong
Music:
"Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets By Wynton Marsalis."
Track: "Express Crossing (Astride Iron Horses)"
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