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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on Playing in the Segregated South

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron remembers what it was like to play baseball in the segregated South as a black man and describes the different discrimination he and other players faced. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Civil Rights, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on His Record Breaking Home Run

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
Hank Aaron on His Record Breaking Home Run

Dave Letterman interviews Hank Aaron about his record breaking home run, his friendship with baseball player Willie Mays, and his thoughts on how baseball has evolved since his retirement. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron on His 1957 World Series Bonus

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron remembers the $7000 bonus each Milwaukee Braves player received for winning the 1957 World Series against the Yankees and tells a funny story about what he did with the largest amount of cash he'd seen at that point in his life. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Hank Aaron
Young Hank Aaron on the Beginning of His Major League Career

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Hank Aaron is interviewed early in his career about playing with the major leagues after winning MVP in 1957. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Politics and History
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Bernie Madoff
Former Bernie Madoff Employee on His Inability to Find a Job

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Laurence Curtis Ward, a former employee of Madoff's, discusses what he felt when he heard the breaking news of the Ponzi scheme and explains the challenges he has faced since with Madoff's company on his resume. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Bernie Madoff, Business, Crime, Politics and History
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
David Brinkley on FDR’s Press Confrences & Fireside Chats

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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David Brinkley discusses the Franklin D. Roosevelt press conferences given from behind his oval office desk and explains how the fireside chats, which did not actually take place in front of a fireplace, were so effective. Continue reading

Tagged   Fireside Chat, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Politics and History
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR's First Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Hear the beginning of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat on March 12, 1933 to the nation on the subject of the banking crisis. Continue reading

Tagged   Fireside Chat, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Politics and History
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Dalai Lama
Student on Meeting Dalai Lama: ‘It Was Powerful’

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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David Burgess, class of 2011 at Emory College, shares experiences he has had when meeting the Dalai Lama as part of his collegiate experience. Continue reading

Tagged   Dalai Lama, Emory College, Politics and History, Religion, Tibet
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Bernie Madoff
NYT Reporter Diana Henriques on Bernie Madoff's Charm

  By Witnify • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Diana Henriques, reporter for the New York Times, remembers Bernie Madoff's unique version of charm that made you drop your guard. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Bernie Madoff, Business, Crime, Politics and History
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Bernie Madoff
Bernie Madoff's Son on Turning His Father Into the FBI

  By Witnify • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted investor Bernie Madoff, remembers what it was like for he and his brother to turn their father into the FBI. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Bernie Madoff, Business, Crime, Politics and History
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