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Howard K. Smith (1983-11-28)
About this film
This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from November 28, 1983, features an interview with Howard K. Smith conducted by Gus Weill. Smith, a native of Ferriday, is a journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, and political commentator. He discusses: his childhood; his move to New Orleans; his time at Tulane University; the general state of journalism; his time at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar; his time in Nazi Germany, as both a student in 1936 and a war correspondent; his thoughts on Adolf Hitler; underground movements in Europe during World War II; the Nuremberg trails; Edward R. Murrow; moderating the presidential debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980; his 1969 interview with President Richard Nixon; his thoughts on the presidency of John F. Kennedy; and his thoughts on the American political system.
Directors & creators
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Howard K. Smith, Gus Weill, Adolf Hitler, Edward R. Murrow, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Tulane University, Oxford University, Ferriday Louisiana, Nazi Germany, World War II, Nuremberg trials, Journalism ethics, United States presidency
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