Interviews With Illustrious Figures From A Nation's Press
A veteran reporter recounts encounters with Howard Hughes in Wichita before WWII, Will Durant compliments his journalism, Gen Hap Arnold and Adm. Nimitz interviews, Pappy Boyington’s liberation talk, Nixon at the editorial writers conference, Truman’s press warmth, and Eleanor Roosevelt guiding a teen journalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
National Conference of
Oklahoma City
Nixon
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
The Middle Ages to television and knowledge
A veteran observer compares historic spectacle as a knowledge engine with modern visual media. He notes violence from Vietnam and Kennedy’s death shaped by television, traces printing’s rise from Gutenberg to Shakespeare, and asks whether seeing replaces reading in forming civilization. He predicts a future led by images over ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Oklahoma
Vietnam
Herr Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Tennyson
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By Mark Clutter
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Wichita
Kan
Will Durant
Durant
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Pacific
Headquarters
Nimitz
Pappy
Boyington
Omori
Tokyo
Liberation Party
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
the Independent
Los Angeles
By Patrick Hughes
England