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Charles Van Doren. He personifies the lack of intellectual vitality and technological purpose that currently plagues America. He held a mirror for the rest...
...listing on Novelist Truman Capote says that he has "a foliage of blond and somehow defensive bangs." Marie ("The Body") McDonald is described as "one of the most remarkable wives in the country-she has had seven marriages but only three actual husbands." The entry on Charles Van Doren was hastily updated to include a reference to his October shame: "Suspended by NBC . . . pending the outcome of the congressional investigation of rigged quiz programs...
...point that bothers me about Mr. Van Doren's statement is the reference to a letter from an anonymous woman which, according to him, caused him to finally come forth with the truth. I cannot help wondering what influence his wife had, or whether she was unaware of the cause of all the torment he claims he was suffering...
...part of the whole affair is the fact that Van Doren lied, and lied under oath. When he finally realized that he was caught in his lies, then, and then only, did he confess that he had made what he called a human mistake, and gave a maudlin explanation...
...people who sympathized with Van Doren seemed to completely overlook this perjury angle. Yet I wonder how these people would feel if they were on trial for a serious crime and, though innocent, found themselves convicted by the perjury of a witness. Would they shrug off that perjury as they shrugged off Van Doren's? I doubt...