Thomas Doherty

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Thomas Doherty writes that in the course of the Cold War, "television became an artery as vital to the pulse of American life as the refrigerator." He’s the author of Cold War, Cool Medium: Televison, McCarthyism, and American Culture.

» Read an excerpt of Doherty's book in the Reading Room

Events: Professor Doherty gives a lecture on Tuesday April 20th at 7:00 PM at The Convent of the Sacred Heart, Assembly Hall, 1 East 91st Street. Open to the public.

Music: Cobb, music from the motion picture, tracks 8 & 9

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