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Paul Warnke 2001 Deaths
Paul WarnkeAge: 81 public servant who openly questioned U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War while serving as the third-in-command in the Defense Department under President Johnson. A dove who…Ronald Ridenhour 1998 Deaths
Ronald RidenhourAge: 52 Vietnam veteran who disclosed information picked up from Army colleagues about the killing of between 175 and 400 civilians in My Lai by American soldiers in 1968. An…Morley Safer
Morley Safer was a television journalist who spent nearly 50 years with CBS News, a co-host of 60 Minutes, one of the longest running and most-watched shows in American television. Safer was a…Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson was an American writer whose 2007 novel Tree of Smoke won the National Book Award. He was also a poet, journalist and playwright whose work is often described as stories of lost and…Pol Pot
Name at birth: Saloth SarPol Pot and his army, called the Khmer Rouge, came to power in Cambodia (Kampuchea) in 1975. He was named prime minister of the new communist government in 1976 and began a…The Cold Six Thousand
Author:James EllroyPublisher:Knopf Set between the assassinations of President Kennedy and his brother Robert, Ellroy's latest romp careens around the world, stopping in Las Vegas, Vietnam,…Joan Baez
Joan Baez is a popular American folk singer who has been a social activist since the 1960s, when her version of "We Shall Overcome" became an unofficial anthem for civil rights advocates. She began…Barbara Kopple
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple is best known for her documentaries, two of which are Oscar winners: 1976's Harlan County, USA and 1990's American Dream. Her first important gig was as part of the Winter…Bob Hope
Name at birth: Leslie Townes HopeBob Hope was a triple-threat superstar of radio, film and television for decades, from the 1930s through the 1990s. His popularity hit its peak during World War II…Rupert García Biography
Rupert GarcíaArtistBorn: 1941Birthplace: French Camp, California Contemporary artist Rupert García is known as much for the political power of his work as for his strong, evocative graphics…Trending
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