Ford Hall Forum Recordings
This page includes audio, video, and transcripts of Ford Hall Forum’s lectures, programs, and the New American Gazette radio series. The majority of the lectures date from 1981-2013 with the exception of one recording from 1923 and a small number from the 1960s and 1970s.
For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, browse the Ford Hall Forum Collection Finding Aid
Many additional recordings are held by the Boston Public Library, WGBH, and Northeastern, please consult their Archives for more information.-
The New American Gazette: Veronica DeNegri, Robert Lifton, and Danny Glover discuss, Hope and Healing in a World of Horror, at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/29/1987
Veronica DeNegri, Robert Jay Lifton, and Danny Glover
The New American Gazette marks the 40th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10th) with a special program on hope and healing in a world of horror. Chilean political exile and torture victim Veronica DeNegri provides a gripping first hand account of the anguish and heroics of human rights victims and the struggle for democracy. Psychiatrist Robert Lifton examines the lasting psychological effects and implications of these traumas. Introduce by Barbara Jordan and moderated by actor Danny Glover who also reads selections by poet Pablo Neruda.
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The New American Gazette: Marian Wright Edelman discusses, "Unprotected and at Risk: State of Childhood in America at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/23/1987
Marian Wright Edelman
Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman describes the state of childhood in America, where one quarter of our nation's children live below the poverty line. Challenging the richest nation in the world to reexamine its spending priorities, she offers strategies for change.
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The New American Gazette: The New American Gazette: Denise Levertov and Danny Glover at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording and transcript, 10/29/1987
Danny Glover and Denise Levertov
An archived edition of the New American Gazette that combines forums by poet Denise Levertov discussing “Poetic Vision and the Hope for Peace,” and one by actor Danny Glover entitled “Hope and Healing in a World of Horror.” Levertov and Glover read several poems and Levertov discusses how poetry can be used to achieve peace. Both forums were rebroadcast as part of the New American Gazette radio program. Each program is introduced by host Andrew Young.
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The New American Gazette: Henry Hampton at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/29/1987
Henry Hampton
Hampton, the executive producer of "Eyes on the Prize," shares his insights on lessons learned from the American civil rights movement. Originally recorded in 1987 and rebroadcast as part of the New American Gazette.
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The New American Gazette: Seamus Heaney at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 5/10/1987
Seamus Heaney
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, THE NEW AMERICAN GAZETTE presents acclaimed Irish poet Seamus Heaney in a program that resonates with the sound of poetry. Mr. Heaney introduces listeners to the craft of the poet and reads works by some of his favorite poets including Wadsworth, T.S. Eliot, W. B. Yeats and Lewis Carroll. This Ford Hall Forum took place on 5/10/1987 and was broadcast as part of the New American Gazette radio program.
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The New American Gazette: David McCullough at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording and transcript, 10/22/1986
David G. McCullough
The noted historian and host of PBS' "The American Experience" reveals the warmth and wisdom of one of our least known Presidents, Harry S. Truman. Using anecdotes, letters and personal histories, David McCullough unveils sane surprising insights into the man behind the President. Digitally restored, 6/2018.
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David Gergen, Arthur Miller, and Martin F. Nolan discuss, The Rights and Responsibilities of a Free Press at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording and transcript, 11/16/1986
Arthur R. Miller, Martin F. Nolan, and David Gergen
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The New American Gazette: Pat Robertson at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 11/13/1986
Pat Robertson
Reverend Pat Robertson unveils his vision for America in the 1990s as he discusses politics, the economy and Christian responsibilities to the challenges ahead. The former Presidential candidate maintains that "the flood tide of political and social problems that face America today are the direct result of moral decay."
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Judge William Webster's speech, "Issues of Integrity in Law Enforcement" at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/16/1986
William H. Webster
Webster speaks as part of the John William Ward Memorial Lecture.
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Frances Moore Lappé and Deborah Toler discuss, "World Hunger: Lesson of Ethiopia" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/20/1985
Frances Moore Lappé and Deborah Toler
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Beyers Naudé's speech at Ford Hall Forum, "South Africa," Parts 1 and 2 , audio recording and transcript, 10/27/1985
Beyers Naudé
Reverend Beyers Naudé, an Afrikaner and General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, discusses the future of apartheid in South Africa.
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David Halberstam's speech, "The Effect of Sports on American Society" at the Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/4/1984
David Halberstam
David Halberstam, the author of The Best and the Brightest and The Powers That Be, examines professional sports and their effect on American culture. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ponders the similarities between sports and politics, the influence of television on sports and college recruitment of our young athletes.
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William Colby and John Stockwell discuss, "The CIA: America's Secret Foreign Policy" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording, 10/128/1984
John Stockwell and William Egan Colby
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Angela Davis speech, "Organized Struggle Against Racial and Political Repression" at the Ford Hall Forum, transcript, 5/10/1975
Ford Hall Forum and Angela Davis
