Product: Edward R. Murrow - The Best of Person to Person (1953)
Rating: 5.0
Rare and great Edward R. Murrow
Tremendous. The great legend Edward R. Murrow could give lessons to many of today's so called "interviewers". This volume provides a rich and informative time capsule of historical leaders, entertainers, and public figures which is fascinating in its simplicity and gives a bit of a time capsule element to the interviews. The interview with Eleanor Roosevelt is superb, and, for me, well worth the price of this volume. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and both Robert and Ethel Kennedy with their very young children, and, especially, then Senator (and newly married) John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy are all fascinating glimpses into the lives of these figures. Murrow's somewhat "folksy" yet penetrating interviewing style allows his subjects to trust and allow him to "invade" their private lives. It is interesting to view the subjects in their homes and surroundings, commenting on items and various rooms. How quaint to see Eleanor Roosevelt giving Murrow a tour of her home! Marvelous stuff.