On the Line, Thursday, December 20, 2001

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

ON THE LINE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 2001

RUDY: THE MAN
10:05-10:20
** WAYNE BARRETT -- SENIOR REPORTER AT THE VILLAGE VOICE, AND AUTHOR, RUDY: AN INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF RUDOLPH GIULIANI (BASIC BOOKS, 2000)
** PETER POWERS -- FORMER 1ST DEPUTY MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF POWERS GLOBAL STRATEGIES, AND LONG-TIME FRIEND AND ADVISOR TO RUDY GIULIANI

OPEN PHONES
10:20-10:40

RUDY: THE POLICIES
10:40-11:00
** HEATHER MAC DONALD -- FELLOW AT THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO CITY JOURNAL, AND AUTHOR, THE BURDEN OF BAD IDEAS (IVAN R. DEE, 2001)
** RUTH MESSINGER -- PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE AND DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL CHALLENGER TO RUDY GIULIANI IN 1997

RUDY: THE LEGACY
11:20-11:40
** FRED SIEGEL -- PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT COOPER UNION, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE PROGRESSIVE POLICY INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, AND AUTHOR, THE FUTURE ONCE HAPPENED HERE: NEW YORK, D.C., L.A. AND THE FATE OF AMERICA’S BIG CITIES (ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 2000)
** E.R. SHIPP -- COLUMNIST FOR THE DAILY NEWS

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