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Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin.

Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin. Dobrynin has written his autobiography In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to America's Six Cold War Presidents published by Times Books 1995. Dobrynin was Ambassador from 1962 (Kennedy) through 1986 (Reagan). He was a key diplomat in many U.S./Soviet conflicts including The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dobrynin, now 76 years old, is still active in Russian diplomacy as senior advisor to the Foreign Ministry. He lives in Moscow.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 10, 1995: Interview with James Baker; Review of Eric Zencey's and Caleb Carr's novels "Panama" and "The Alienist"; Interview with Anatoly Dobrynin; Commentary on…
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"The Politics of Diplomacy."

Former Secretary of State James Baker talks about his role during the Bush Administration. His new autobiography is The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War & Peace, 1989-1992.It was co-written with Thomas M. DeFrank and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons 1995. As the 61st Secretary of State, James Baker oversaw U.S. relations during many historic geo-political changes. Among those include The Persian Gulf War, Tiananmen Square, and The fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Race and Language.

Geoffrey Nunberg comments about the return of the "N" word in American dialogue.

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