PACIFICA REPORTS 1974-1976 {ROBERT KRULWICH} {GEORGE FOREMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI IN ZAIRE} (RADIO)
Summary
This reel is a compilation of news stories as reported by Robert Krulwich from 1974 through 1976. Topics covered include the following, among others: what it is like covering a press conference given by Senator Frank Church, the chairman of the Senate select committee for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); how the CIA has been playing tricks on the small, independent businessman by operating secret business enterprises to hide certain agents; Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's feelings after escorting President Gerald Ford around Europe; what persuaded the city of Kinchasa in Zaire to host the heavyweight boxing championship bout between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey's unique style when giving a speech, especially in front of the auto and machinist unions; the reforms included in the tax bill of 1975 which will go before the House of Representatives for a vote; how important the Iowa caucuses are to the 1976 presidential campaign; why many banks have been under investigation concerning their currency control; what the word "default" really means in terms of economics; the tremendous amount of information the jurors have to sort out as the Watergate cover-up trial comes to an end; why oil transactions between countries have become a complicated task; and what would happen if there were a natural gas shortage.
Details
- NETWORK: Pacifica / Public Radio (AAPB)
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 1:32:00
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:14624
- GENRE: Radio - News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Boxing; Central Intelligence Agency; News; Sports; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Robert Krulwich … Reporter
- Muhammad Ali
- Frank Church
- Gerald Ford
- George Foreman
- Hubert Humphrey
- Henry Kissinger