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...Lyndon Johnson crazy? This is the question that transforms Richard Goodwin's account of the 1960s, Remembering America, from an eloquent narrative into a bizarre romp around the psychoanalyst's couch. After beginning with a fascinating account of the Charles Van Doren quiz show scandals, Goodwin winds up with elaborate discussions of LBJ's bowel movements. The result is both controversial and trivial, leaving Goodwin to contemplate rising book sales and a sinking reputation...
...attending Tufts University and graduating first in his class from Harvard Law School, he began what looked to be a promising career with a clerkship under Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Keeping on the intellectual fast track, Goodwin then worked as counsel for a House committee investigating fixed TV quiz shows. Goodwin's next move, becoming a speechwriter for the 1960 Kennedy presidential campaign, brought him into the equally scandalous world of politics and power. From 1961 to 1965, Goodwin served Presidents Kennedy and Johnson in various roles from assistant to speechwriter, contributing most notably to the creation...
...long ago, bored Soviet audiences found little of interest to watch but the evening news, an occasional "world of nature" documentary or the mildly spicy cabaret programs and quiz shows. Nor was late-night TV suitable for a working class that had to rise early to go out and build the permanent revolution. In the words of Estonian journalist Urmas Ott, state-controlled Central Television was like "preserved food: perfectly round and sealed, so that nothing spoiled, nothing changed, and nothing was very interesting...
...number of outlets. The Disney Channel is the fastest-growing pay-television service in the U.S., going from 720,000 subscribers to 4 million in just four years. Besides traditional fare like Sleeping Beauty, the channel has offered programs ranging from the fitness session Mousercise to the College Bowl quiz show. Disney's archives have helped its home-video division increase sales from $55 million in 1983 to $175 million last year. Lady and the Tramp, released last Christmas, quickly became the best-selling videocassette of all time, passing the 3 million mark...
Because of an editing error, the wrong question was asked in the annual baseball quiz. Question 18 should have asked for the name of the last National League pitcher to hurl a nine-inning perfect game...