Tag Archives: JFK
LBJ and JFK: Assassination & the struggle for power
“The King – the President – is dead. The King has a brother. The brother hates the Vice-President. You have a really Shakespearean struggle for power here.” Robert Caro, Lyndon B Johnson’s biographer talking to me about the assassination. It … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 1963, 60s, asassination, elitism, JFK, LBJ, Martin Luther King, Michael Goldfarb, politics, Robert Caro, US Congress, US Presidency, US Senate
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That Was Then, This Is Now – Satire from JFK to Savile
Last night I went to the British Film Institute’s celebration of 50 years of the breakthrough TV satire programme, That Was The Week That Was. (TW3). It featured many of the original cast, writers and modern satirists, and clips including … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Media, Politics, TV
Tagged 60s, BBC, Ian Hislop, JFK, Lance Percival, LBJ, media, Millicent Martin, Private Eye, Rory Bremner, satire, Sir David Frost, That Was The Week That Was, tv, TW3
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What the hell’s the Presidency for? Re-assessing LBJ
This is based on my interview with author Robert Caro and fellow American writer, Michael Goldfarb for BBC Radio 3 Night Waves on June 6th. You can listen to the programme here. (last 18 minutes) Which US President won an election with the largest ever … Continue reading
