David Halberstam's speech, "The Effect of Sports on American Society" at the Ford Hall Forum (audio recording)

Title

David Halberstam's speech, "The Effect of Sports on American Society" at the Ford Hall Forum (audio recording)

Date

4 October 1984

Description

David Halberstam, the author of The Best and the Brightest and The Powers That Be, examines professional sports and their effect on American culture. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ponders the similarities between sports and politics, the influence of television on sports and college recruitment of our young athletes.

Source

Ford Hall Forum Collection,1908-2013 (MS113)
MS113.3.1/0023

Relation

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Rights

Copyright Ford Hall Forum. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.

Type

Sound recording
Sound recordings

Format

MP3

Language

English

Identifier

MS113.0023

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Duration

1:15:14

Citation

Ford Hall Forum and Halberstam, David, “David Halberstam's speech, "The Effect of Sports on American Society" at the Ford Hall Forum (audio recording),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed April 25, 2024, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/14949.

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