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The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam

Various Artists
The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam Recorded on February 20, 1966, in New York City, the Read-In for Peace in Vietnam was a cultural event aimed not only at registering dissent against the American war in Vietnam, but also at “bearing witness to the viability of the American conscience.” The evening featured 29 writers and artists performing works relevant to the anti-war effort. Most notably, the roster of speakers included such giants of 20th-century American writing as Susan Sontag, Robert Lowell, Arthur Miller, and William Styron. The album of the event, released in 1967, contains representative excerpts from each speaker in order to convey the “essential mood or message” of the event. Liner notes offer a brief introduction to the record, as well as a transcript of the readings included on the album.

Track Listing

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Oscar Sachs
01:02
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102
Stanley Kauffman
01:28
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103
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
03:38
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104
Alan Dugan
01:40
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105
Alfred Kazin
02:24
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106
Susan Sontag
04:06
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107
Galway Kinnell
02:42
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108
Viveca Lindfors
02:17
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109
Denise Levertov
01:43
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110
William Gibson
02:24
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111
Jules Feiffer
02:59
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112
Louis Untermeyer
01:19
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113
William Styron
02:04
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114
Maureen Stapleton
01:58
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115
Tony Randall
01:58
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116
Hortense Calisher
01:42
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117
Robert Lowell
01:48
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118
Lenore Marshall
02:08
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119
Arthur Miller
01:50
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120
Joel Oppenheimer
01:48
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121
William Melvin Kelly
02:35
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122
Walter Lowenfels
01:30
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123
Norman Mailer
02:18
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124
Fritz Weaver
04:01
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125
Muriel Rukeyser
01:36
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126
Bernard Malamud
01:43
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127
Stanley Kunitz
01:19
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128
Lillian Hellman
02:15
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129
Harvey Swados
02:16
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130
Stanley Kauffman
00:30