This edition: Douglas Brinkley, 'Silent Spring Revolution'
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Original tape date: November 22, 2022. First aired: April 15, 2024.The post-World War II economic boom came at a high cost: smog made breathing difficult in cities, the oceans were dying, wilderness vanished, and species went extinct at alarming rates. Acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles how Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent Spring, launched an eco-revolution and inspired the rise of environmental activism during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
Guest List
Douglas Brinkley Author & Presidential Historian, 'Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening'
David M. Rubenstein Moderator
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