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John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics
April 17, 2005
Richard Parker lecturer, public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Robert Reich professor, social-economic policy, Brandeis
James Carroll op-ed columnist, Boston Globe

Richard Parker, author of John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics and Robert Reich, former secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, join James Carroll, author and Boston Globe columnist, for a look back at the remarkable career of John Kenneth Galbraith.

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