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Reinhold Niebuhr Recalled

on BBC One London

Reinhold Niebuhr was a brilliant American academic. He was also a prophet; he looked like one - tall, gaunt, fiery. He spoke like one - plunging into the morass of politics and teasing out their ethical dimensions. Some people called him 'Judgement Day in Breeches'. On both sides of the Atlantic his influence was enormous. Time magazine celebrated its Silver Jubilee by featuring him on the cover.
Last month he died. Tonight in a special "Viewpoint", he is recalled by some of the people who knew him, including The Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood Benn, MP, Professor Ronald Preston and Roger Shinn, Arthur Schlesinger Jr, the Rt Hon Richard Crossman, MP, Baroness Lee
Introduced by Nicholas Partridge

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicholas Partridge
Speaker:
The Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Speaker:
Professor Ronald Preston
Speaker:
Roger Shinn
Speaker:
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Speaker:
The Rt Hon Richard Crossman
Speaker:
Baroness Lee
Producer:
Vernon Sproxton

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