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Related Pieces
Piece Description
Bryan Le Beau and his guest Steven Watts, discuss the life of Henry Ford and his role as the man who recognized American society for what it had become -- one of abundance and consumerism. Steven Watts is the author of The People?s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century. In light of the recent Grand Jury indictment of Scooter Libby, Rick Shenkman will relate his findings on Orville Babcock ? until recently, the last high White House official to be indicted while in office. Shenkman is the editor of the History News Network -- an online resource on history ? and the author of Presidential Ambition: Gaining Power at Any Cost. The program features our regular segments - History in the News and our recommendation for a historical Site of The Week.
Broadcast History
First broadcast the week of January 9th, 2006 on those stations carrying the show. Aired internationally on Voice of America the week of Jan 9th.
Timing and Cues
0:00 start
0:01 music/
00:06 intro: "Welcome to Talking History.."
1:15 History in The News
4:41 "Henry Ford" with Steven Watts
21:11 Site of the Week
23:39 commentary with Rick Shenkman
27:14 outtro "And that's it for another week.."
29:00 out
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