Edward R. Murrows This I Believe: Selections from the 1950s Radio Series by Dan Gediman

Edward R. Murrows This I Believe: Selections from the 1950s Radio Series Reviews

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  Pam

  I like books written the year I was born, 1952, and this is one of those. I watched a movie about Murrow under McCarthyism and found this book on my shelf. There's only a few recognizable names. Hellen Keller, Pearl Buck, Norman Cousins, Herbert Hoover, Aldous Huxley, Jackie Robinson, Thomas Mann, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not all famous
  The backdrop is the times. Post-war, at the cusp of the Cold War and McCarthyism. The idea of faith seems to be shaken, and the goal seems to be to reaffirm that there are principles that people live by. It's interesting to read what they are. The short essays are not philosophical or religious, but mostly personal, homey, anecdotal.
  Another thing included is a short description of the person. Some life history, accomplishments, family and a physical description. Each person gets 2 pages. It's a lovely period piece of who's who and what's what in 1952.
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  Kumar

  Personal credos of several famous people from the 50s. People like Hellen Keller, Truman, Elenor Roosevelt, etc share their core philosophy in less than 500 words. Pretty incredible that people were so hopeful about the future of humanity despite the potential for nuclear doom during the Cold War.
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  Steve

  A unique perspective on mid/late-20th century world politics