[Alistair Cooke discusses U.S. presidents] : [FDR his favorite, LBJ was crucified by Vietnam, JFK overrated, Truman spunky, Joseph McCarthy "most frightening" / interviewed by Susan McGregor of BBC].

British journalist Alistair Cooke discusses American Presidents. He recalls the gravitas of the presidencies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, the unfair "crucifixion" of Lyndon Baines Johnson over the Vietnam Conflict, and the lingering nature of the Watergate scandal.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Public Radio (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004 (Interviewee) McGregor, Susan (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Published:	[1978]
Subjects:	Cooke, Alistair, > 1908-2004 > Interviews. Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945. Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972. Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963. Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973. McCarthy, Joseph, > 1908-1957. Journalists > Great Britain > Interviews. Presidents > United States. Interviews. Nonfiction radio programs. Sound recordings.
Genre:	Interviews. Nonfiction radio programs. Sound recordings.
Physical Description:	1 electronic audio file (4 min., 44 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Format:	Audio Software

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