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  • Fresh Air, Richard Linklater and Barry Werth, January 5, 2007

  • By: Terry Gross
  • Length: 51 mins

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Summary

Writer/Director Richard Linklater, journalist Barry Werth, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead, and film critic David Edelstein, on this edition of Fresh Air. In Barry Werth's book 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today, he chronicles the days following Richard Nixon's resignation and leading to Gerald Ford's swearing in as President of the United States. Two figures in the tumultuous transition between the two presidents were Donald Rumsfeld (Nixon's ambassador to NATO) and Richard Cheney (Rumsfeld's former deputy). Werth's articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Outside.(Original Airdate:4/13/06) Then, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews What Exit, the major label debut by violinist Mark Feldman. Next, Writer/Director Richard Linklater. His film A Scanner Darkly is now out on DVD. It's based on the book by Philip K. Dick, about drug addiction, paranoia, and surveillance. It stars Robert Downey Jr., and Keanu Reeves. Linklater is a self-taught director and his other films include Slacker, Dazed & Confused and The School of Rock.(Original Airdate: 7/10/06) Finally, film critic David Edelstein reviews The Painted Veil and Miss Potter. [Broadcast Date: January 5, 2007]
Then, hear 31 Days: The Crisis That Gave Us the Government We Have Today by Barry Werth.

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