MARTHA DEANE: EUGENE MCCARTHY (RADIO)
Summary
One in this series of talk/interview programs hosted by
Martha Deane. In this program Deane talks with Senator
Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) about the following topics,
among others: his new book of poetry, "Other Things and
the Aardvark"; the student population's view of the
Presidential campaign of 1968 and the students' decision
to not be involved in the problems of the government;
the American System; McCarthy's decision to decline
from running for office again; what it is like to return
to the Senate after losing his bid for the Presidential
office; the concept of limiting campaign funds; the
poetry of Abraham Lincoln; the educational aspects of
poetry; his work as a professor; his poems "Saturday,"
"Sunday," and "Kilroy," which he reads aloud; Kilroy's
non-existence in the Vietnam War; the lack of heroes in
the Vietnam War; a piece he wrote about Christmas that
was published in McCall's; how poets feel about their
work; the difference between poets and those who write
prose; and aardvarks. Includes commercials.
(This program was also known as "Mary Margaret
McBride" from 1937-1954.)
Details
- NETWORK: WOR-Radio
- DATE: December 15, 1970 10:15 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:45:15
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R85:0221
- GENRE: Radio - Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Authors; Elections; Poetry; Presidential Elections; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
- SERIES RUN: WOR (New York, NY) - Radio series, 1934-1973
- COMMERCIALS:
- Radio - Commercials - Durky pastries
- Radio - Commercials - J.M. Town and Company gift store
- Radio - Commercials - Marcal paper products
- Radio - Commercials - Melba Italian wine
- Radio - Commercials - Mountain Valley water
- Radio - Commercials - Purr cat food
- Radio - Commercials - Sears department store
- Radio - Commercials - Sherman Company pipe store
- Radio - Commercials - Skippy nuts
CREDITS
- Marion Young Taylor … Host, Cast, Martha Deane
- Eugene McCarthy … Guest