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The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others.

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Will Czechoslovakia Be Allowed to Live Free?

Speaker(s): Harrison Salisbury, Del Shields (host)

Description: Harrison Evans Salisbury (1908-1993) was an American journalist and the first regular New York Times correspondent in Moscow after World War II. In 1968, he was assistant managing editor of the New York Times and had written several books about the Soviet Union. Less than four months before this program, Czechoslovakia was invaded by four Warsaw Pact nations - the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland - on the night of 20–21 August 1968. Callers ask about the intent of the Soviet Union, about Communism, and a comparison of the Soviet Union in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in 1968. There are also comparisons between the unrest in the U.S. in 1968, and the demonstrations in the streets of Prague. Salisbury points out the U.S. in the 1960s had positive relations with several Communist states and had been improving relations with Czechoslovakia until the invasion.

Length: 59:02
Recording Date: December 3, 1968
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City