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First Broadcast in May, 1956, The Open Mind is still produced weekly by Richard D. Heffner, host, historian, and college professor. These conversations are a primary resource available to students, teachers, researchers, archivists, librarians, historians, journalists and all who are interested in history, biography, media, communications, news, and public affairs.

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The Open Mind
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Bill Keller, Man for all Times (Part II)
28:16 Air Date 05/25/13

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00:00 Air Date 05/18/13

Steven Brill on the American Medical Marketplace
28:17 Air Date 05/11/13

In Memoriam: Mike Wallace
28:53 Air Date 05/04/13

In Memoriam: Tom Wicker
28:50 Air Date 04/27/13

The Good Girls Revolt
28:16 Air Date 04/20/13

Washington's Culture of Secrets, Sources and Leaks
28:07 Air Date 04/13/13

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Achieving a Civil Society
27:48 Air Date 03/30/13

Baseball as a Road to God
28:00 Air Date 03/23/13

The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Passage of Power Part III
28:03 Air Date 02/23/13

The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Passage of Power (Part II
28:00 Air Date 02/16/13
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