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Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt, Europe Faces East and West
directed by David Davis, 1926-2007; produced by Paul Noble, fl. 1957, National Educational Television, United States, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1960), 59 mins
Mrs Roosevelt and her guests confront such issues as: the two rival trade groups and the consequences for the U.S., economy; the chances for resolving the differences among the allies on Berlin; NATO's precarious military situation; the prospects for a joint European-American aid program to the world's underdevelo...
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directed by David Davis, 1926-2007; produced by Paul Noble, fl. 1957, National Educational Television, United States, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1960), 59 mins
Description
Mrs Roosevelt and her guests confront such issues as: the two rival trade groups and the consequences for the U.S., economy; the chances for resolving the differences among the allies on Berlin; NATO's precarious military situation; the prospects for a joint European-American aid program to the world's underdeveloped areas.
Date Written / Recorded
1960-01-02
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Panel discussion
Contributor
Paul Noble, fl. 1957, National Educational Television, United States, Bob Jones
Author / Creator
David Davis, 1926-2007
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt
Speaker / Narrator
P. N. Rosenstein-Rodan, 1902-1985, Erwin D. Canham, 1904-1982, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Bob Jones
Person Discussed
P. N. Rosenstein-Rodan, 1902-1985, Erwin D. Canham, 1904-1982, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
Topic / Theme
Economics, Humanitarian aid, International relations, Political alliances, Military alliances, International trade, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt, The Scientists and World Politics
directed by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1960), 59 mins
Mrs Roosevelt and her guests discuss communication between scientists and political decision makers.
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directed by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1960), 59 mins
Description
Mrs Roosevelt and her guests discuss communication between scientists and political decision makers.
Date Written / Recorded
1960
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Bob Jones
Author / Creator
Paul Noble, fl. 1957, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt
Speaker / Narrator
Bob Jones
Person Discussed
Jerome Wiesner, 1915-, Saville Davis, Max Lerner, 1902-1992, C. P. Snow, 1905-1980
Topic / Theme
Politicians, Scientists, Politics, Political and Social Movements, Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974)
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Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt, Rethinking Our Alliances
directed by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; produced by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1961), 59 mins
Mrs. Roosevelt and her guests discuss NATO.
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directed by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; produced by Paul Noble, fl. 1957; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1961), 59 mins
Description
Mrs. Roosevelt and her guests discuss NATO.
Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Paul Noble, fl. 1957
Author / Creator
Paul Noble, fl. 1957, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt
Person Discussed
Richard Crossman, 1907-1974, Saville Davis, Hans Joachim Morgenthau, 1904-1980, Alfred Gruenther, 1898-1983
Topic / Theme
International laws, International relations, Political alliances, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt, Future of France
directed by Gene Nichols, fl. 1960, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1962), 59 mins
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted a rountable discussion on the future of France with prominent French politicians, political writers, and educators.
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directed by Gene Nichols, fl. 1960, in Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1962), 59 mins
Description
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted a rountable discussion on the future of France with prominent French politicians, political writers, and educators.
Date Written / Recorded
1962
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Gene Nichols, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt
Person Discussed
Alfred Grosser, 1925-, Stéphane Hessel, 1917-2013, Raymond Aron, 1905-1983, Maurice Schumann, 1911-1998
Topic / Theme
Politics, Politicians, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974)
Copyright Message
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United Nations: Future Endangered
directed by Gene Nichols, fl. 1960; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1961), 1 hour
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted a roundtable discussion about the future of the United Nations with political writers, diplomats, and educators.
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directed by Gene Nichols, fl. 1960; interview by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1961), 1 hour
Description
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted a roundtable discussion about the future of the United Nations with political writers, diplomats, and educators.
Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Gene Nichols, fl. 1960, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Person Discussed
Harlan Cleveland, 1918-2008, Stanley Hoffmann
Topic / Theme
International laws, International relations, Politics, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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Vietnam: A Television History, Vietnam Interview: William Sloane Coffin
in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1982), 44 mins
After serving in the CIA and the military, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin later became an activist in the Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War and Nuclear Disarmament movements. Here he discusses his personal evolution and the beginnings of the anti-war movement at university teach-ins. He was a founder of Clergy and La...
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in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1982), 44 mins
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After serving in the CIA and the military, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin later became an activist in the Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War and Nuclear Disarmament movements. Here he discusses his personal evolution and the beginnings of the anti-war movement at university teach-ins. He was a founder of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam and recalls efforts to bring Martin Luther King, Jr., into the peace movement. Coffin describes his civil d...
After serving in the CIA and the military, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin later became an activist in the Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War and Nuclear Disarmament movements. Here he discusses his personal evolution and the beginnings of the anti-war movement at university teach-ins. He was a founder of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam and recalls efforts to bring Martin Luther King, Jr., into the peace movement. Coffin describes his civil disobedience with other clergy, for which they were convicted of aiding and abetting draft resisters. He recounts an event where students turned over their draft cards, some burning them. Finally, he comments on the fracturing of the peace movement in the latter days of the war and his views on American imperialism
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Person Discussed
William Sloane Coffin, Jr., 1924-2006
Topic / Theme
Government, Political causes, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1966-, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974)
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![Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [1], 1981](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/frames/1004265xxx/1004265115/1004265115-disc001-file001-frame00180-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [1], 1981")
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [1], 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 34 mins
South Vietnam’s Ambassador to the United States under President Nguyen Van Thieu, Bui Diem recounts the American arrival in March 1965, the troop build-up the following July, and the impact this had on South Vietnam.
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 34 mins
Description
South Vietnam’s Ambassador to the United States under President Nguyen Van Thieu, Bui Diem recounts the American arrival in March 1965, the troop build-up the following July, and the impact this had on South Vietnam.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Diem Bui
Person Discussed
Diem Bui
Topic / Theme
Communism, Diplomats, Military personnel, Political alliances, Political corruption, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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![Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [2], 1981](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/frames/1004265xxx/1004265116/1004265116-disc001-file001-frame00180-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [2], 1981")
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Bui Diem [2], 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 25 mins
Former South Vietnam ambassador to the United States, Bui Diem recalls the tension between South Vietnam and the United States post 1975. Bui Diem discusses President Nguyen Van Thieu’s growing isolation from the United States and the trouble Bui Diem experienced as he tried to improve the image of South Vietnam.
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 25 mins
Description
Former South Vietnam ambassador to the United States, Bui Diem recalls the tension between South Vietnam and the United States post 1975. Bui Diem discusses President Nguyen Van Thieu’s growing isolation from the United States and the trouble Bui Diem experienced as he tried to improve the image of South Vietnam.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Diem Bui
Person Discussed
Diem Bui
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Military alliances, Political alliances, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Clark M. Clifford, 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 44 mins
Clark Clifford served as Lyndon Johnson’s Secretary of Defense. He discusses the effects of Eisenhower’s “domino theory” on his initial thinking about Vietnam and how this changed after he visited the country. He recalls behind–the-scenes efforts to convince the President to pursue peace after the Tet Of...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 44 mins
Description
Clark Clifford served as Lyndon Johnson’s Secretary of Defense. He discusses the effects of Eisenhower’s “domino theory” on his initial thinking about Vietnam and how this changed after he visited the country. He recalls behind–the-scenes efforts to convince the President to pursue peace after the Tet Offensive, and recalls Johnson’s announcement that he would not run for re-election in March of 1968. Finally, he describes the attitud...
Clark Clifford served as Lyndon Johnson’s Secretary of Defense. He discusses the effects of Eisenhower’s “domino theory” on his initial thinking about Vietnam and how this changed after he visited the country. He recalls behind–the-scenes efforts to convince the President to pursue peace after the Tet Offensive, and recalls Johnson’s announcement that he would not run for re-election in March of 1968. Finally, he describes the attitudes of the South Vietnamese toward American involvement and characterizes the war as, in his opinion, a mistake.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Clark McAdams Clifford, 1906-1998
Person Discussed
Clark McAdams Clifford, 1906-1998, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Communism, Elections, Heads of state, Military strategy, Peace, Executive cabinets, Tet Offensive, Vietnam, January 30-31, 1968, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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![Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with David Halberstam, 1979 [part 1 of 5]](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/frames/1004381xxx/1004381694/1004381694-disc001-file001-frame00180-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with David Halberstam, 1979 [part 1 of 5]")
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with David Halberstam, 1979 [part 1 of 5]
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 19 mins
David Halberstam was a New York Times reporter in Vietnam during the War. He describes American press as a threatening presence for both the American and Diem governments. He recalls a wealth of anonymous sources willing to share their stories and describes a tension between the anti-communist, Cold War attitudes...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 19 mins
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David Halberstam was a New York Times reporter in Vietnam during the War. He describes American press as a threatening presence for both the American and Diem governments. He recalls a wealth of anonymous sources willing to share their stories and describes a tension between the anti-communist, Cold War attitudes of news editors and accurate reporting from Vietnam – which would change after the Tet Offensive. He recounts President Kennedy’s a...
David Halberstam was a New York Times reporter in Vietnam during the War. He describes American press as a threatening presence for both the American and Diem governments. He recalls a wealth of anonymous sources willing to share their stories and describes a tension between the anti-communist, Cold War attitudes of news editors and accurate reporting from Vietnam – which would change after the Tet Offensive. He recounts President Kennedy’s attempt to have him removed from his post in Vietnam, and Ambassador Lodge’s visit to Saigon. Finally, he discusses the evolution of war reporting from a focus on the Vietnamese to a focus on the Americans and the dramatic effect of television news.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
David Halberstam, 1934-2007
Person Discussed
David Halberstam, 1934-2007
Topic / Theme
Government agencies, Imperialism, Journalists, News leaks, Propaganda, Secrets, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, First Indochina War, 1946-1954, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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