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Thus Galbraith: the Life and Times of John Kenneth Galbraith

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Thus Galbraith: the Life and Times of John Kenneth Galbraith

Program Description

The most influential political economist of the last 50 years, John Kenneth Galbraith has been a friend and advisor to presidents and statesmen. Former US Ambassador to India. National institution. Cambridge fixture. Spend a provocative and informative hour with the man affectionately known as Ken, as host and longtime friend William F. Buckley, Jr., accompanies him down the many detours off of memory lane - his Canadian boyhood, the Kennedy years, his skirmishes with the State Department and the Pentagon, retirement. As Buckley puts it, "As a critic, he can be mean. But his sense of humor is always intact. Except when he talks about Herbert Hoover."

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Broadcast program

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Video

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Documentary

Topics

Biography

Citation

Chicago: “Thus Galbraith: the Life and Times of John Kenneth Galbraith,” GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_78495F4219CC411693A024B81A19C768.

MLA: “Thus Galbraith: the Life and Times of John Kenneth Galbraith.” GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_78495F4219CC411693A024B81A19C768>.

APA: Thus Galbraith: the Life and Times of John Kenneth Galbraith. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_78495F4219CC411693A024B81A19C768