A torch kept lit [DAISY talking book] : great lives of the twentieth century

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Title:

Author:

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008, author.

Added Author:

Johnson, Peter, narrator.

Rosen, James, 1968- editor.

Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2017 (Benefit Media, recording studio)

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc (8 hr., 34 min.) : sound ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

A collection of eulogies from a political commentator about great figures of his time, including presidents, prime ministers, celebrities, scoundrels, intellectuals, and rock stars. The collection draws on his personal memories and private correspondence. Includes eulogies for Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley, and Truman Capote, among others. Bestseller. 2016.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Performers:

Narrated by Peter Johnson.

Contents:

Presidents. Dwight Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Richard Nixon -- Ronald Reagan -- Family. Patricia Taylor Buckley -- William F. Buckley, Sr. -- Aloise Steiner Buckley -- L. Brent Bozell, Jr. -- Arts and Letters. Truman Capote -- Johnny Carson -- Alistair Cooke -- Milton Friedman -- Jerry Garcia -- Vladimir Horowitz -- Russell Kirk -- John Lennon -- Norman Mailer -- Vladimir Nabokov -- Elvis Presley -- A.M. Rosenthal -- William Shawn -- Rosalyn Tureck -- Generals, Spies, and Statesmen. Winston Churchill -- William Colby -- Princess Diana -- Allen Dulles -- Barry Goldwater -- Richard Helms -- E. Howard Hunt -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Golda Meir -- John Mitchell -- Jacqueline Onassis -- Vernon Walters -- Friends. Whittaker Chambers -- Richard Clurman -- Evan Galbraith -- John Kenneth Galbraith -- Tom Hume -- Nan Kempner -- Hugh Kenner -- Allard Lowenstein -- David Niven -- Warren Steibel -- Charles Wallen -- Nemeses. Alger Hiss -- John V. Lindsay -- Ayn Rand -- Nelson Rockefeller -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Technical Details:

Plays on DAISY talking book players and software only; DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression rate 32.

Subject Term:

Biography -- 20th century.

Eulogies -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Talking books.

Language:

English