Democracy Now : July 23 : The 1936 Olympics
Democracy Now : July 23 : The 1936 Olympics / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| Hosted by Amy Goodman. - A daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape, and interviews with visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organizations, who challenge the status quo. - - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. The Olympics| guest Andrew Jennings, author of the book, The New Lords of the Rings| Olympic Corruption and How to Buy Gold Medals (16:00) -- pt.3. The 1936 Olympics| guest Marc Fisher, former Berlin Bureau Chief of the Washington Post and the author of the book, After the Wall: Germany, Germans and the Burden of History and Margaret Lambert, the Jewish track and field champion who was denied a place on the German team, and John Woodruff, Gold medalist and Marty Glickman, the American Jewish athlete who was removed by coaches at the last minute (19:00) -- pt.4. 1936 Olympics cont. (17:00) - Satellite, July 23, 1996.