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  Money Man: a monument to the American Way

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  Tax day is upon us, and we thought it was a great time to revisit artist Doug Michels’ (1943-2003) project “Money Man Monument” (1991). Michels proposed the installation of a 23-foot-tall Money Man on the National Mall alongside memorials to American icons like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, calling it “a permanent tribute to green power and the American way.” It also features the contributions of two more of our close friends, Joe Angio (camera) and Tony Judge (actor). You […]

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  [The 90’s raw: interview with Russian woman]

  American Way, THE 90's

  Raw tape for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. Joel Gold interviews a Russian woman who fell in love with New York immediately upon arriving (on only her second trip abroad) and is indefinitely delaying her return to Russia. She talks about her shock at how polite and pleasant Americans are, because Russians are very rude.

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  [Jim Abbola interviews Studs Terkel]

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice

  Jim Abbola interviews Studs Terkel. They discuss Terkel’s most recent book, Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times, and the ideal of hope in American society.

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  America: Personal Conversations with Dennis Wholey, show #128

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Dennis Wholey interviews Studs Terkel. Among the topics are Studs’ background, his books, racism, and general trends in American politics.

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  My American Century

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Journalist Bill Kovach interviews Studs Terkel at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Education Forum. Professor and sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot gives an introduction.

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  [Studs Terkel interviewed by Edie Rubinowitz]

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Studs Terkel interviewed by Edie Rubinowitz, covering political topics like leadership, war, and America’s “national Alzheimer’s disease” regarding our own history.

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  A Conversation with Studs Terkel

  NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Two ten minute interviews with Studs Terkel.

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  Omnibus: Studs Terkel’s Chicago

  Chicago, Home movie, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  BBC portrait of Studs Terkel, the Chicago author. Features current interviews and footage of Terkel; archival footage of Terkel; footage of Terkel receiving the Pulitzer Prize for his book “The Good War” on May 20, 1985; Terkel’s audio recordings of people’s reactions to Chicago’s Picasso sculpture at its unveiling; and a brief interview with Terkel’s wife, Ida.