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The United States has always, it seems, felt deeply divided about immigrants. We consider ourselves a melting pot, a refuge that welcomes the tired, the poor, the huddled masses.

But at the same time we are often suspicious of immigrants, hostile to the newcomers from foreign lands

In this 2009 interview, journalist and commentator Steven Roberts discusses his book From Every End of This Earth.

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In 1996 a severe stroke nearly killed one of America’s greatest actors, Kirk Douglas.

Overnight this dynamic, seemingly ageless, icon of film was plunged into a terrifying new reality that he later admitted had him considering suicide.

But it turned out that Douglas, in real life, was every bit as tough and relentless as the heroic characters he played on screen. And then Douglas did something even more heroic – he not only went public with his fight to regain health, he wrote a book about it.

In this 2002 interview Douglas talks about his book My Stroke of Luck.

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In 1956 New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown.

And his spectacular catch in the 8th inning of Game 5 of the World Series preserved Don Larsen's perfect game

In this 1991 interview Mantle discusses his book My Favorite Summer: 1956

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Peter Capstick had a promising future on Wall Street in the 1960s But business wasn’t his passion. Africa was, and more specifically, hunting in Africa. Capstick became a professional hunter, leading safaris and writing books and articles about hunting.

In this 1987 interview Capstick speaks candidly about his love of Afirca, and for the hunt.

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A 2006 book about a young woman’s journey of self-discovery landed on the New York Times bestseller list – where it stayed for nearly two years. The author of that book, Eat, Pray, Love was the then-37-year-old Elizabeth Gilbert, an accomplished writer and storyteller.

In this 2007 intervbiew Gilbert talks about the origins of ther book and what she's learnefd from her experience,.

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The Sting. The Way We Were. A Chorus Line. Composer Marvin Hamlisch was well-known for all of those, and much more.

In this 1992 interview, Halisch talksabout his illustrious career in show business, starting with his early years at Juilliard.

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In the mid-1970s Betty Rollin was a rising star at NBC News, racking up prestigious awards for her work. She didn’t realize that the most important story she would ever cover would be her own.

Rollin was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975.

In this 1993 interview Rollin discusses her groundbreaking memoir of her cancer journey, First, You Cry.

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In 1976 the U.S. celebrated the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – the Bicentennial. In about a year and a half, we’ll be marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. It's called the “semiquincentennial,” or sestercentennial.

But 1775 was a far more pivtoal year in American history, argued commentator Kevin Phillips in this 2012 interview.

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After Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president in 1981, one of his appointments was to name a new Secretary of the Navy, who was tasked with rebuilding a demoralized and under-equipped Navy.

He chose a 38-year-old Naval Reserve aviator named John Lehman.

In this 1989 interview Lehman recalls his 6-year stint as Navy Secretary,

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Pop art icon Andy Warhol once said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

Famous For 15 Minutes is also the title of a 1988 book by French-American artist and actress Isabelle Dufresne,one of Andy Warhol’s “superstars” who went by the name Ultra Violet.

In this 1988 intervbiew Dufresne reflects on her life with Warhol and the meaning of his work.

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