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Interview with Jack Smith

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Contributor

Smith, Jack, 1945-2004 ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

Jack Smith (1945-2004) was an Emmy Award-Winning former correspondent for ABC News. Smith is known for reporting on the Iran-Contra affair, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and technology in the Silicon Valley. He received Bachelor's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971 and from Oxford University in 1974.

Date

ND

Rights

In copyright

Date Modified

2018-03-29

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

94:27

Date of Interview

ND

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Jack Smith, 1945-2004

Biographical Text

Jack Smith (1945-2004) was an Emmy Award-Winning former correspondent for ABC News. Smith is known for reporting on the Iran-Contra affair, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and technology in the Silicon Valley. He received Bachelor's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971 and from Oxford University in 1974.

Duration

94:27

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

2 Microcassettes

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Reporters and reporting; ABC News; Smith, Jack, 1945-2004--Interviews

Rights Statement

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Keywords

Baby boom generation; Sexual revolution; College; Counterculture; Labor union; Flat wages; VISTA; End of Vietnam War; Self-indulgence; Consumer Movement; Jane Fonda; Vietnam Memorial.

Accessibility

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Files

jack-smith.jpg

Item Information

About this Collection

Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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Citation

“Interview with Jack Smith,” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1219.